Cinderella Hazelnut Cookies

A cookie grown from the tree’s from love and sorrow, grief become the source of her salvation. Hazelnuts saved Cinderella not by granting wishes directly, but by symbolizing her resilience and connection to a source of nurturing love.

  • Ingredients

  • 187 g flour

  • 1 tbsp cornstarch

  • 3/4 tsp baking soda

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 113 g butter room temperature

  • 60 g powdered sugar

  • 67 g granulated sugar

  • 1 egg room temperature

  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 tbsp milk room temperature

  • 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

  • ½ cup Nutella

  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder

  • 1 cup hazelnuts chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Cut 2 pieces of parchment paper and using a ruler draw 12-2 ½ inch lines spaced about 3 inches apart. Place the papers written side down onto the baking sheets and set aside.

  2. Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt.

  3. 187 g flour,1 tbsp cornstarch,3/4 tsp baking soda,1/2 tsp salt

  4. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, powdered sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

  5. 113 g butter,60 g powdered sugar,67 g granulated sugar,1 egg,1 tsp vanilla extract

  6. Mix in the dry ingredients until there are no more dry spots. Finally, beat in the milk.

  7. Transfer the batter to a large piping bag fitted with a ½ inch round tip. Pipe the batter onto the lined baking sheets using the guides you marked earlier.

  8. Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining batter.

  9. Roast the hazelnuts for 5-6 minutes in oven on a silicone baking sheet or parchment paper to golden brown

  10. Whisk together the nutella and cocoa powder to form a light frosting

  11. Melt semi sweet chocolate chips in the microwave at 10 second intervals

  12. Pipe the frosting onto the flat side of the cookie, about ⅛” thick

  13. Pipe a thin layer of the melted chocolate over the frosting to incase it

  14. Cover chocolate lightly with toasted hazelnuts

  15. Allow cookies to set and dry