Cheaters Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies

• 1 cup toasted, skinned hazelnuts
• 1 (18-ounce) roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1/2 cup apricot preserves
• 1 (11-ounce) bag semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Pulse hazelnuts in a food processor until nuts are finely ground.
3. Be careful not to process them into a paste.
4. Unwrap cookie dough and transfer to a flat surface.
5. Knead in hazelnuts.
6. Roll cookie dough back into a log (about the same size as the original).
7. Slice log crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices and transfer slices to a large baking sheet.
8. Bake 7 to 11 minutes, until cookies are golden around the edges.
9. Cool cookies on wire racks.
10. While cookies are baking, melt chocolate chips in a double boiler over low heat.
11. When cookies are cooled, spread apricot preserves on 1 cookie and top with second cookie, making a sandwich.
12. Repeat with the remaining cookies.
13. Dip half of the sandwiched cookies in the melted chocolate and place on waxed or parchment paper to dry.

hazelnuts, roll, apricot preserves, chocolate chips

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/cheaters-hazelnut-sandwich-cookies-recipe.html (may not work)