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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Cookie Recipes

    Hazelnut Thumbprints

    Published: Dec 4, 2009 Last updated: Sep 17, 2021 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Hazelnut Thumbprints

    For the holidays the Cooking Light Virtual Supper Club decided to do a cookie exchange! After I had already looked at several cookies online my new Cooking Light issue arrived in the mail and in it were these Hazelnut Thumbprints. I knew immediately I was going to try these. I mean, how could I not? There was nutella in the center! These cookies were awesome. They went to our holiday party at work and were definitely a favorite of one particular faculty member. His words were "if I can't stop eating these, then it is the best compliment you can receive - they are that good" as he ate the last cookie he stole from his spouse's plate! ;o)

    Check out what the rest of our Virtual Supper Club Members created in their kitchens this month:Jamie: Raspberry Strippers
    Val: Orange Walnut Tassies
    Aggie: Peppermint Patties
    Helene: Maple Date Bars

     

    Hazelnut Thumbprints - Cooking Light Virtual Supper Club
    Author: Grumpy's Honeybunch
    Ingredients
    • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
    • 2 large egg yolks
    • 1 teaspoon instant espresso
    • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
    • ⅔ cup finely chopped toasted hazelnuts
    • ⅓ cup Nutella
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt. Stir to combine.
    3. Place butter in large mixing bowl and beat with mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Whisk egg yolk and espresso to combine. Add yolk mixture to butter mixer and beat at low speed until just combined.
    4. Turn dough out onto pastry mate and knead about 6 times until smooth. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll sides of dough balls in chopped toasted hazelnuts, pressing gently to allow nuts to adhere to dough. Arrange on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Press thumb into center of each cookie leaving an indentation. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove cookies from pans and cool completely. Once cooled, spoon about ½ teaspoon of Nutella spread into center of cookie.
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Jamie

      December 09, 2009 at 2:26 pm

      Argh! Chocolate hazelnut thumbprints! Argh! I want! They look fabulous and so chocolate-y great!

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    2. Flourchild

      December 08, 2009 at 12:42 pm

      I missed these yummy looking cookies..the close up shot of them is making me drool! I think these would look wonderful on my cookie platter for Christmas!

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    3. Mrs. L

      December 07, 2009 at 11:41 pm

      Those thumbprints look amazing. And there is Nutella? Oh man, I need to crack open latest CL and check them out!

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    4. noble pig

      December 06, 2009 at 3:52 pm

      Beautiful, I happen to be going to a hazelnut farm today!!

      Reply
    5. Amanda

      December 05, 2009 at 5:32 pm

      Those are gorgeous Shelby!!

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    6. Pam

      December 05, 2009 at 3:32 am

      Oh Shelby - you have me drooling. They look absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    7. Jason

      December 05, 2009 at 3:01 am

      The chocolate in the middle looks amazing!

      Reply
    8. theUngourmet

      December 05, 2009 at 12:04 am

      oh my goodness! These are outstanding! I love hazelnuts and chocolate together.

      I'm baking some cookie bars right now. I'll have to try these next. 😛

      Reply
    9. CookiePie

      December 04, 2009 at 10:05 pm

      Oh Shelby - those are gorgeous -- and you said the magic word: Nutella!!

      Reply
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