Chocolate Hazelnut Cutout Cookies (Nocciolini)
Chocolate Hazelnut Cutout Cookies (Nocciolini) requires approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 2132 calories, 18g of protein, and 127g of fat per serving. For $2.62 per serving, you get a dessert that serves 2. If you have flour, sugar, cornstarch, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with a stand mixer until well blended, or whirl in a food processor.
Add cornstarch and flour and beat on low speed, or whirl, until dough comes together and is very smooth.
Roll each portion between sheets of parchment paper into a 1/8-in.-thick round. Stack and freeze rounds on a baking sheet until dough is firm enough to cut, about 20 minutes.
Lift off parchment, cut dough with a floured 1 1/2- to 2-in.-wide cutter, and transfer to ungreased baking sheets, spacing slightly apart. Gather scraps, refreeze, and reroll as needed.
Bake cookies until light golden, 10 to 14 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking.
Transfer to racks to cool.
Spread half of cookies on flat sides with a generous coat of chocolate hazelnut spread, then top each with a second cookie.
Make ahead: Up to 3 days, stored airtight.
Note: Nutritional analaysis is per 1 1/2-in. sandwich cookie.