Sandwich Cookies with Nutella
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These festive little sandwich cookies are the perfect treat to bring to your next cookie swap. Swipe with chocolatey Nutella and a dusting of confectioners' sugar. And feel free to use fun shapes for the cut-outs to suit your needs. Plus, bake off the cut-out centers for a snack for the baker!
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ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, plus more for topping
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups hazelnut or almond meal
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup Nutella
- Flaky sea salt, for topping (optional)
Method
Step 1
Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment.
Step 2
Add egg and vanilla, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Add flour, hazelnut or almond meal, nutmeg, and cinnamon and stir to until well combined.
Step 3
Turn out dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap and wrap tightly. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 5
Cut chilled dough in half, return other half to fridge in the meantime. Roll out dough to ¼ inch thick, dusting with flour as needed to prevent sticking. Cut out circles using a 2-inch cookie cutter.
Step 6
Roll out remaining chilled dough and cut out circles using a 2-inch cookie cutter. Cut and remove the centers using a small round cookie cutter (or piping tip). These will be the tops of the sandwich cookies. Note: you can save these cookie centers and bake them separately if desired.
Step 7
Place cut-outs 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly golden, about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cutout dough.
Step 8
Once cooled, dust confectioners’ sugar on top of cut-out cookies (these will be with sandwich tops). Spread about 1 tablespoon Nutella on the bottom cookies (with no cut-out centers), then place the cut-out cookies on top to create a sandwich. Sprinkle with flaky sea salt, if desired.