Orange Hazelnut Thumbprints

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 225 g flour
• 75 g sugar
• 50 g hazelnuts, ground
• 1 orange, zest only (please use an organic orange for this)
• 100 g butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon applesauce (unsweetened)
• 16 teaspoons jam (i used forest fruit, but orange or apricot would be great, too)

Recipe

• 1 in a big bowl combine flour and sugar. add hazelnuts and orange zest.
• 2 add buter and cut it in using your fingers until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• 3 add applesauce and knead into a smooth dough (it should be well workable).
• 4 take walnut sized portions of the dough and roll them into balls. make an indentation into each ball using either your finger or a spoon handle.
• 5 fill each indentation with about 1/2 ts of jam.
• 6 bake cookies on a paper-lined baking sheet in the preheated oven at 180°c/350°f for about 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 7 cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.