Filbertines Recipes

FILBERTINES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy;. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda and cardamom; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. , Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in chopped nuts. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

FILBERTINES

Steps:

• Toasting the hazelnuts:.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place hazelnuts on a cookie sheet in heated oven about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove nuts; cool. When cooled completely, grate very finely.
• Preparing the cookies:.
• In a medium bowl, sift together half the grated nuts, flour, baking soda, cardamom and salt; whisk to mix.
• In mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in egg and vanilla until well-blended.
• Beat in the flour mixture on low speed until just incorporated.
• Chill the dough at least 1 hour but preferably no longer than 2.
• Baking the cookies:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease cookie sheets.
• Form the chilled dough by scant tablespoonfuls into balls.
• Roll each ball in the reserved chopped hazelnuts until well coated.
• Place the balls 2 inches apart on the cookie sheets.
• Bake 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and firm to the touch.