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Almond Shortbread Cookies with Nutella®

Melt-in-your-mouth Holiday cookies 

Embrace the flavours of the festive season with these delicious almond shortbread cookies decorated with a touch of creamy Nutella®. Simple to make yet bursting with buttery, nutty goodness, they're the perfect Holiday treat to share with loved ones (or keep all to yourself!).

Medium
3 h 0 min
Almond shortbread cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread

INGREDIENTS for 30 servings

  • 3 cups pastry flour

  • 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar

  • 1/2 cup almond flour

  • 1 tsp fine salt

  • 1 cup cold butter, cut into cubes

  • 1/2 cup Nutella® hazelnut spread

  • Sugar pearls, for decorating

HOW TO MAKE ALMOND SHORTBREAD

  1. Almond shortbread cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread - Step 1
    STEP 1

    In a large bowl, sift together the flour and confectioners’ sugar, then add the almond flour and salt. Using a pastry cutter or your fingers, mix in the cubed butter until just combined (do not overmix!).

  2. Almond shortbread cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread - Step 2
    STEP 2

    On sheet of parchment paper, roll out the dough into 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.

  3. Almond shortbread cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread - Step 3
    STEP 3

    Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).  Using Holiday cookie cutters, cut out the desired shapes of your biscuits from the refrigerated dough. Place the dough shapes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 1 inch apart. Bake on the centre rack of the oven until the cookies are golden brown (about 15 minutes).

  4. Almond shortbread cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread - Step 4
    STEP 4

    Remove the cookies from the oven and let them completely cool on the baking tray. Once cooled, use a piping bag to decorate each cookie with 5g (1 tsp) of Nutella® and sprinkle with sugar pearls.

Palm oil in Nutella®
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Cocoa in Nutella®
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The cocoa we buy comes from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms.

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