Decorated Shortbread Cutouts with Nutella® hazelnut spread

Decorated Shortbread Cutouts with Nutella® hazelnut spread

by Calvin Kelley 1 year ago
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10 minutes
102.5 kcal
11.7 g carbs
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Description

Tender holiday shortbread cookie cutouts filled with Nutella® hazelnut spread are great for any special occasion! They are also one of the easiest and most versatile cookies to bake. Feeling creative?

Ingredients
  • 1 ⅓ cups flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 7 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ¾ teaspoon gingerbread spice mix
  • ⅓ cup Nutella® hazelnut spread
  • Cookie cutter or a stencil made out of cardboard
Directions
  1. 1. In a bowl, mix all the ingredients together, except for the Nutella® hazelnut spread, for 1 to 2 minutes until the dough becomes workable.
  2. 2. Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of baking paper until it reaches a thickness of around 1/8th of an inch.
  3. 3. Cut out the dough using a cookie cutter or a stencil.
  4. 4. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  5. 5. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and position the baking rack in the middle of the oven.
  6. 6. Transfer the cookies onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool down on the tray.
  7. 7. Fill a piping bag fitted with a small nozzle (about 1/16th of an inch) with the Nutella® hazelnut spread and pipe 1/2 tbsp of Nutella® hazelnut spread on half of the cookies and assemble with the other half.
  8. 8. Finish your cutout cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 20 cookie cutouts
calories: 102.5 kcal
carbohydrates: 11.7 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturated fat: 3.1 g
cholesterol: 10.7 mg
sodium: 38.6 mg
fiber: 0.4 g
sugar: 5.3 g