– 1. eating them myself (so not good for the diet).
– 2. giving them away (the neighbors really like it).
– 3. sometimes throwing them away (a very, very sad day).
So, I made these Brown Sugar Hazelnut Cookies for BOTH of us.
Here’s What You Need:
Ingredients (apx 60 cookies)
1/2 Cup Shortening
1/2 Cup Butter
1 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/4 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
3/4 Cup Hazelnuts, toasted and coarsely ground
2 1/2 Cup Flour
1/3 Cup Hazelnuts, toasted and finely ground
Melted Chocolate for dipping
Here’s What You Do:
Instructions
1. Cream Shortening and Butter in mixer. Add Brown Sugar, Baking Soda, and salt and combine. Add Egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Mix in flour and 3/4 cup coarsely ground hazelnuts.
2. Divide dough in half and roll into a log shape approximately 10 inches ling and 2 inches round. If desired, roll long into 1/3 cup finely ground hazelnuts. Wrap with wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 375 deg F. Cut rolls into 1/4 inch thick slices and place on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes until edges are firm.
4. Allow cookies to cool and then dip into melted chocolate and add some extra hazelnuts. Or, place melted chocolate into baggie and pipe on in an overlapping design.
NOTE – The dough logs can also be wrapped in foil and stored in the freezer for 3 months. Just thaw in fridge overnight before slicing.
These weren’t as soft as I thought they would be with all the brown sugar. They had a shortbread type of crunch to them. Mr. Quart liked them crunchy, however, I wanted them a bit softer.
To soften them up, I popped them into an air tight container with a slice of bread. Totally did the trick!
Also, they weren’t super sweet.
They paired up nicely with a cup of coffee or tea.
Add the chocolate any way you like or skip the extra calories and leave them plain.
I'm Karyn, a mom and wife, and I founded this little baking blog. Baking and making desserts have been my passion since I was a kid. I love experimenting with different flavors and sharing delicious recipes with all of you. Read more.
My goodness these look good! And I know what you mean about the husband – but mine doesn't eat them so he can stick to his diet! I may be able to tempt him with these bwwahahahaha…
These look amazing! I love chocolate and hazelnut together, and not just in Nutella. My husband is not a fruit guy either. I feel your pain 😉 Have a great week! Blessings, Nici
Karyn, these look AWESOME. Brown sugar is one of my faaaave ingredients to use + the chocolate and hazelnut addition looks amazeballs. Totally saving this for xmas time!
My husband is really picky with sweets, too. Even when I make things with his beloved peanut butter, it will sit on the counter until I eat it all! These hazelnut cookies are beautiful! Definitely going on my list to make this Christmas. I just started a new link party, Show & Share Wednesday, if you'd like to link this up:
Hi Karyn, These cookies would be great for my coffee break, yum! Hope you have a great holiday weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Come Back Soon! Miz Helen
These cookies sound very good! I have never made log or roll cookies before. I have always been a "drop" girl! I love the cookies you made for your daughter. Thank you so much for linking up to Foodie Friends Friday!
We are so glad you shared these yummy cookies on our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We are like your husband….we love peanut butter and chocolate too! These cookies looks amazing. Thanks for sharing and come back soon! -The Sisters
I have a similar recipe that's been passed down through the family, and we call them Refrigerator Cookies. LOL! The dough is so good I could be happy not even baking them up! Anyhow, ours uses pecans so I love the idea of using Hazelnuts. I love how you drizzled the chocolate on them!
Pecans sound good as well. There are many different types of refrigerator cookies. I think Sugar Cookies even fall into that category. All Refrigerator Cookies are yummy!
What a great combo of flavors!! Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight!! http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
Yummo! These look beautiful and delicious. I am a follower of your blog and would love if you could hop over to my new blog (http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/) and share the blog love. Have a great weekend!
Yum! I like that you can freeze the dough and have it on hand for when you need a treat!
Yep, freeze a roll for later.
They look so delish!
Thanks 🙂
My goodness these look good! And I know what you mean about the husband – but mine doesn't eat them so he can stick to his diet! I may be able to tempt him with these bwwahahahaha…
Men and their taste buds! Go figure.
These look amazing! I love chocolate and hazelnut together, and not just in Nutella. My husband is not a fruit guy either. I feel your pain 😉
Have a great week!
Blessings,
Nici
Karyn, these look AWESOME. Brown sugar is one of my faaaave ingredients to use + the chocolate and hazelnut addition looks amazeballs. Totally saving this for xmas time!
Jeez… Another Christmas recipe I made at the wrong time of year? First the Pizzells and now these? It's a good thing I like cookies year round 🙂
These are great looking cookies!
I make a very similar recipe so I know how good these cookies taste. My family LOVES them
My husband is really picky with sweets, too. Even when I make things with his beloved peanut butter, it will sit on the counter until I eat it all! These hazelnut cookies are beautiful! Definitely going on my list to make this Christmas. I just started a new link party, Show & Share Wednesday, if you'd like to link this up:
http://www.millerfamilyorganizer.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-show-share-wednesday-1.html
Hi Karyn,
These cookies would be great for my coffee break, yum! Hope you have a great holiday weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Yes indeed! I don't think it matters if you take a coffee break at 10am, 3 pm, or 8pm, these cookies will always go along with them 🙂
These look yummy! I came over from the weekend potluck. I've pinned it! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping by.
These cookies sound very good! I have never made log or roll cookies before. I have always been a "drop" girl! I love the cookies you made for your daughter. Thank you so much for linking up to Foodie Friends Friday!
Yum! These would be great for a coffee date with a friend! Thanks for linking it up to the Keep Calm & Link Up party – see you again next week 🙂
We are so glad you shared these yummy cookies on our Strut Your Stuff Saturday! We are like your husband….we love peanut butter and chocolate too! These cookies looks amazing. Thanks for sharing and come back soon! -The Sisters
Thanks for having me, Sisters! Been contemplating attending your conference in February. Already have a busy schedule that month…
I have a similar recipe that's been passed down through the family, and we call them Refrigerator Cookies. LOL! The dough is so good I could be happy not even baking them up! Anyhow, ours uses pecans so I love the idea of using Hazelnuts. I love how you drizzled the chocolate on them!
Pecans sound good as well. There are many different types of refrigerator cookies. I think Sugar Cookies even fall into that category. All Refrigerator Cookies are yummy!
Adding to what Sarah at Becoming Martha said, thanks for linking up, and I'm featuring you on Facebook and Pinterest! Great job!
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Roll cookies in and of themselves are very sophisticated! These sound really yummy…
Yummy! I would have to use different nuts for my husband's tastes, but just the way they are sounds perfect to me. Men!!!
These look amazing!!!
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Yum!
What a great combo of flavors!! Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays at The Mandatory Mooch. I hope you will link up again this week. The party will be live tonight!! http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com
Thanks, Nichi
Yummo! These look beautiful and delicious. I am a follower of your blog and would love if you could hop over to my new blog (http://sarahsaturdiy.blogspot.com/) and share the blog love. Have a great weekend!
Hi! I just wanted to let you know I am including these in a 25 christmas cookie blog post on mommy's sweet confessions. Love the recipe!