Filbertines

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unblanched hazelnuts
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 toasting the hazelnuts:.
• 2 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 3 place hazelnuts on a cookie sheet in heated oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4 remove nuts; cool. when cooled completely, grate very finely.
• 5 preparing the cookies:.
• 6 in a medium bowl, sift together half the grated nuts, flour, baking soda, cardamom and salt; whisk to mix.
• 7 in mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 8 beat in egg and vanilla until well-blended.
• 9 beat in the flour mixture on low speed until just incorporated.
• 10 chill the dough at least 1 hour but preferably no longer than 2.
• 11 baking the cookies:.
• 12 preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cookie sheets.
• 13 form the chilled dough by scant tablespoonfuls into balls.
• 14 roll each ball in the reserved chopped hazelnuts until well coated.
• 15 place the balls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
• 16 bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm to the touch.