Hazelnut sandwich biscuits
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2 hours 40 min
I always cut out these biscuits in a diamond shape, that's especially pretty with a hazelnut in the centre but you can cut them out in any shape you like.
barbarella
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Ingredients
Makes: 40 biscuits
- 300g plain flour
- 250g butter, softened
- 250g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 250g ground hazelnuts
- For the filling and decoration
- 20 teaspoons jam or marmalade or your choice
- 1 recipe royal icing, lemon or hazelnut-flavoured
- 40 hazelnut halves
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:10min ›
Extra time:2hr ›
Ready in:2hr40min
- Mix flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks and hazelnuts until evenly combined and the mix holds together. Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Grease a baking tray or line with parchment.
- Roll out the dough to about 3mm thick on a lightly floured work surface and cut out diamond shaped or round biscuits. Transfer biscuits to prepared tray.
- Bake biscuits in the preheated oven until lightly coloured, about 10 to 15 minutes.
- While the biscuits are still warm, glue two biscuits together with jam or marmalade, using about 1/2 teaspoon per biscuit. Place on a wire rack to cool.
- Meanwhile, prepare the royal icing according to the recipe.
- Coat the cooled biscuits with icing and decorate with a hazelnut halve. Let set, then store in airtight tins.
Royal icing
Ice the biscuits with this royal icing recipe, or use your favourite.
