December 09, 2014 05:58:15 PM
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Ingredients:
2 sticks of butter
2 cups of finely chopped hazelnuts
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
2 Tbsps maple syrup
1 egg
3 cups of flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
Raspberry jam

Roast sinned hazelnuts in 400 degree oven until lightly browned.
Finely chop nuts
Beat butter, sugar and maple syrup in electric mister.
Add egg and beat well
Sift flour,cinnamon ,in a bowl.
Add to utter mixture and blend well to form dough
Stir in nuts
Gather dough in a ball. Cover with plastic wrap.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Roll out dough and use cookie cutter to make shapes.
Iyou may use a cutter or make a whole in the center of half of the cookies.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes until cookies are lightly browned on a tray covered with parchment paper.
Take a cookie and spreadr jam over sandwhich.
Cover with cookie that has a hole in it.
Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
Enjoy. 0

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