White Chocolate, Date And Hazelnut Cookies

• 100 grams roasted hazelnuts
• 100 grams butter, softened
• 30 grams soft brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 100 grams spelt or regular flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• generous pinch sea salt
• 50 grams pitted dates, roughly chopped
• 50 grams good quality white chocolate buttons

1. Roughly chop 25g of the hazelnuts, and put the remaining 75g in a food processor. Pulse until finely ground, but be careful it doesn't become butter!
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter, sugar and maple syrup until smooth. Add in the ground hazelnuts, flour, baking powder, allspice and salt. By hand, fold in the chopped dates, chopped hazelnuts and white chocolate. The dough should hold together when pressed.
3. Form the dough into a log (about 6cm wide) and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
4. Preheat the oven to 180C fan bake. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
5. Unwrap the cookie log and cut into 1cm rounds. Place the cookies on the baking tray, 3cm apart.
6. Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until golden.rnStore in an airtight container for up to 10 days.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/72295-white-chocolate-date-and-hazelnut-cookies (may not work)