Hazelnut Melting Moments recipe

Name: Hazelnut Melting Moments
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; ⅔ cup white sugar; 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar; 1 ½ cups ground hazelnuts

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C ).

Step 2

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Gradually beat in the egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon zest. Stir in the flour and ground hazelnuts with a large spoon.

Step 3

Shape dough into walnut sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Make an indentation in the center of each ball with your finger. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.

Step 4

While the cookies are baking, melt the chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave. Stir chips until smooth. When cookies come out of the oven, spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the melted chocolate into the indentation. When cookies are completely cool, dust lightly with confectioners' sugar.