Almond Shortbread Cookies with Nutella®
Melt-in-your-mouth Holiday cookies
Embrace the flavours of the festive season with these delicious almond shortbread cookies decorated with a touch of creamy Nutella®. Simple to make yet bursting with buttery, nutty goodness, they're the perfect Holiday treat to share with loved ones (or keep all to yourself!).
INGREDIENTS for 30 servings
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3 cups pastry flour
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1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
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1/2 cup almond flour
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1 tsp fine salt
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1 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
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1/2 cup Nutella® hazelnut spread
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Sugar pearls, for decorating
HOW TO MAKE ALMOND SHORTBREAD
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STEP 1In a large bowl, sift together the flour and confectioners’ sugar, then add the almond flour and salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, mix in the cubed butter until just combined (do not overmix!).
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STEP 2
On sheet of parchment paper, roll out the dough into 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
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STEP 3
Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Using Holiday cookie cutters, cut out the desired shapes of your biscuits from the refrigerated dough. Place the dough shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 1 inch apart. Bake on the centre rack of the oven until the cookies are golden brown (about 15 minutes).
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STEP 4
Remove the cookies from the oven and let them completely cool on the baking tray. Once cooled, use a piping bag to decorate each cookie with 5g (1 tsp) of Nutella® and sprinkle with sugar pearls.
