Nutella Pinwheel Cookies
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sifted flour
- 1/4 cup nutella
- 2 -3 tablespoons toasted and chopped hazelnuts (optional)
- Mix the butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Mix in egg yolk and vanilla until well combined.
- Stir in the sifted flour.
- Refrigerate dough for 15 minutes to help firm it up for rolling later.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into a rectangle about 1/4 inch thick.
- Spread Nutella on top of dough, leaving one finger width around all the edges.
- Sprinkle with toasted hazlenuts.
- Roll dough into a log and return to refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut slices from dough and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Note: If you've cut thicker rounds, you will need to bake them longer.
- Watch for the edges to begin to color and remove from oven.
- Cool one minute on pan and transfer to cooling rack.
butter, granulated sugar, egg yolk, vanilla, flour, nutella, hazelnuts
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nutella-pinwheel-cookies-433986 (may not work)