Hazelnut Shortbread Bars

Name: Hazelnut Shortbread Bars
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cold butter, cubed; 1 teaspoons cinnamon, divided; 473 milliliters flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 710 milliliters raw, skin-on hazelnuts*, divided; 3 Tbsps packed light brown sugar; 7 Tbsps maple syrup; 1 teaspoons salt, divided

Hazelnut Shortbread Bars might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 76% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 1. One serving contains 5897 calories, 82g of protein, and 405g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up brown sugar, salt, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Roast hazelnuts on a rimmed baking sheet until light golden, about 18 minutes. Rub the warm nuts in a kitchen towel to remove half of skins. Finely chop 1/2 cup nuts in a food processor. Reduce oven temperature to 32

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Hazelnuts

Nuts

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Food Processor

Kitchen Towels

Baking Sheet

Oven

Put chopped nuts, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, the flour, 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 1/4 tsp. salt in a large bowl. Blend on low speed with a mixer until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Cinnamon

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Nuts

Salt

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Blender

Bowl

Grease a 9-in. square baking pan, line with foil (let it hang over edges), then grease foil. Press dough evenly into bottom of pan.

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Dough

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Baking Pan

Aluminum Foil

Bake until golden and firm, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, very roughly chop half of remaining nuts to make 1 cup.

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Nuts

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Oven

Bring remaining 1/4 tsp. cinnamon, 3 tbsp. butter, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 tsp. salt, the maple syrup, and the brown sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, whisking frequently.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Maple Syrup

Cinnamon

Butter

Salt

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Whisk

Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup whole hazelnuts and the chopped nuts (2 cups total; you may have leftover nuts).

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Hazelnuts

Nuts

Pour over crust and spread evenly.

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Crust

Bake until set when pan is tilted, about 18 minutes.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Let cool on a rack. Lift foil with cookie to a board.

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Aluminum Foil

Cut cookie into 16 squares, then cut each square in half diagonally.

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Extra-Toasty Hazelnut Shortbread Bars: Follow directions for Hazelnut Shortbread Bars. Keep temperature at 350 throughout recipe. In step 3, bake crust until very deep golden, 45 minutes to 1 hour. In step 4, reduce the baking time to about 15 minutes.

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Shortbread Cookies

Hazelnuts

Crust

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Oven

Chocolaty Hazelnut Shortbread Bars: Follow directions for Hazelnut Shortbread Bars. After spreading nut topping on the crust in step 4, scatter 1 cup (5 oz.) roughly chopped bittersweet chocolate on top, then bake.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Shortbread Cookies

Hazelnuts

Crust

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Oven

Fruity Hazelnut Shortbread Bars: Follow directions for Hazelnut Shortbread Bars. In step 4, stir 1 cup tart or sweet dried cherries or cranberries into nut topping.

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Dried Cherries

Cranberries

Shortbread Cookies

Hazelnuts

*Hazelnuts from Oregon--where virtually all the U.S. crop grows--taste much sweeter and fresher than imports. Find them in bulk bins in grocery stores (check the country of origin) and at freddyguys.com, hazelnuthill.com, or yournw.com?

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Hazelnuts