{"id":467,"date":"2016-12-08T19:54:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T19:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frella.com\/?p=467"},"modified":"2025-07-02T15:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T15:01:09","slug":"hazelnut-chocolate-shortbread-christmas-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/08\/hazelnut-chocolate-shortbread-christmas-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazelnut Chocolate Shortbread Christmas Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m failing my early New Year’s resolution already \ud83d\ude41 I vowed I would only make one Christmas cookie this year since they don’t get eaten like they used to (this low sugar thing, blah, blah, blah). I let me girls pick what kind they wanted and of course they wanted cut-out sugar cookies with all the bells and whistles of frosting and sprinkles (insert heavy sigh here). I resolved myself to say that was ok. But I should know myself better after 39 years of this. Lying in bed the other night, I was thinking about my Nana’s shortbread that I loved as a kid and haven’t made in several years. Then I thought how much I love Nutella…errrr… chocolate hazelnut butter. Hello! A marriage made in heaven I say.<\/p>\n

So I made my own Nutella from my Blendtec cookbook. Super easy by the way.\u00a0Then I set about making the shortbread yesterday. As you can see by my little post-it note, that’s all I have of my Nana’s recipe. I have no idea where it came from, but my dad grew up with them, my mom made them for my brother and I as kids and now I make them. It’s a super simple recipe with few ingredients. I think it’s the simplicity that I like. Or maybe it’s the memories I hold on to of my Nana who passed when I was young. Or maybe it’s the brown sugar, buttery, flakiness of the cookies that I love. I’m guessing it’s the whole package \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Without further ado here is the recipe for the chocolate nut butter\u00a0and shortbread:<\/p>\n

Chocolate Hazelnut butter: recipe from Blendtec<\/h3>\n

Ingredients:<\/h4>\n
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  • 2 \u00a0 cups\u00a0<\/span>toasted hazelnuts<\/li>\n
  • 1<\/sup>\u20442<\/sub> \u00a0 cup\u00a0<\/span>coconut oil, melted<\/li>\n
  • 1<\/sup>\u20442<\/sub> \u00a0 cup\u00a0<\/span>cocoa powder<\/li>\n
  • 1 \u00a0 tsp\u00a0<\/span>vanilla extract<\/li>\n
  • 1 \u00a0 cup\u00a0<\/span>powdered sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Directions:<\/h4>\n
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    1. Add coconut oil and hazelnuts to FourSide or WildSide+ jar and secure lid (If making in Twister jar, decrease ingredients by half). Blend on a low speed for 15 seconds and then increase to a high speed for 35 seconds (until blended time reads 50 seconds).<\/li>\n
    2. Stir mixture towards center of jar, then secure lid.<\/li>\n
    3. Blend on a medium speed for 50 seconds. Stir, secure lid, and repeat this cycle two more times.<\/li>\n
    4. Add cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar to jar and secure lid. Blend on a medium speed for 50 seconds.<\/li>\n
    5. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4-6 weeks. Bring to room temperature before serving or spreading on shortbread cookies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      *Note: To toast hazelnuts, preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Spread hazelnuts on shallow baking sheet and toast in oven until skins darken, approximately 8-10 minutes. To ensure even toasting, stir the hazelnuts after 4-5 minutes in oven, then finish toasting. Wrap the cooled hazelnuts in a clean kitchen towel and rub towel back and forth to remove most of the hazelnut skins.<\/em><\/p>\n

      Nana’s Shortbread Recipe:<\/h3>\n

      Ingredients:<\/h4>\n
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      • 1 pound cold unsalted butter, cubed<\/li>\n
      • 6 tbsp brown sugar<\/li>\n
      • 4 cups white flour<\/li>\n
      • 1\/2 tsp salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Directions: Makes Approx. 30-40 individual cookies (15-20 sandwich cookies)<\/h4>\n
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        1. Heat oven to 325\u00b0<\/li>\n
        2. In a standing mixer, mix on medium low all ingredients until dough just comes together, but be careful not to over mix or over handle the dough!! Form dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes.<\/li>\n
        3. Roll out dough to approx. 3\/8 inch thick. Cut circles using a 1.5″ circle cookie cutter. *I used a 2″ in the picture above, but personally they would be better smaller and would get more cookies!<\/li>\n
        4. Bake on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or silpat liner for 10-15 minutes depending on your oven. Keep an eye on them the last few minutes. The bottoms should be just lightly browned.<\/li>\n
        5. Once cooled, spread one cookie with chocolate hazelnut butter and place another on top. Store in fridge or freezer. Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          I’m failing my early New Year’s resolution already \ud83d\ude41 I vowed I would only make one Christmas cookie this year since they don’t get eaten like they used to (this low sugar thing, blah, blah, blah). I let me girls pick what kind they wanted and of course they wanted cut-out sugar cookies with all […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,24,39],"tags":[213,211,210,127,45,212],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/frella.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}