Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprints
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup ground hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup raspberry preserves
- Confectioners' sugar
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, yolk and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; add a third at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in nuts.
- Roll dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased
- . Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make a 1/2-in.-deep indentation in the center of each ball; fill with 1/4 teaspoon of preserves. Bake at 350u0b0 for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool. Just a before serving, lightly dust with confectioners' sugar.
butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, baking cocoa, salt, ground hazelnuts, raspberry preserves, confectioners
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-hazelnut-thumbprints/ (may not work)