Tender and crispy cookies made from buttery dough, with delicate nougat: these delicious nut nougat cookies are ready! The highlight, of course, is the filling – because the homemade nougat filling, with its nutty-chocolatey taste, is truly unique.
Nut Nougat Cookies
For the dough:
- 220 g flour
- 30 g Schalkolade Protein Mix
- 75 g sugar
- 200 g butter, cold and diced
- 150 g hazelnuts, ground
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- ½ tsp baking powder
For the filling
- 250-300 g store-bought nut nougat spread
Or homemade, like ours:
- 150 g whole hazelnuts
- 100 g dark chocolate
- 50 g powdered sugar
- 3 tsp organic hemp seed spread with cocoa
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Preparation
- Place all ingredients for the dough in a bowl and knead by hand or with a food processor until a homogeneous dough forms. If the dough is too crumbly, simply add 1-2 tbsp of cold water.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- For the homemade nougat filling: Roast the hazelnuts in a pan over medium heat for approx. 5 minutes. Then, blend the peeled hazelnuts in a food processor for approx. 10 minutes until a nut butter forms. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pot of simmering water (bain-marie). Stir until the chocolate melts, then let it cool slightly. Add the nut butter, melted chocolate, hemp spread, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl and stir until a creamy mass forms.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat).
- Briefly knead the dough again on the work surface, then roll it out to approx. 3 mm thick on a floured surface using a rolling pin and cut out cookies with a cutter of approx. 5 cm diameter.
- Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake on the middle rack for approx. 7-10 minutes. The edges of the cookies should brown slightly.
- Place on a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Put the filling into a piping bag and, once the cookies have cooled, pipe a thick dollop onto each cookie. Place a second cookie on top and press firmly.
- Allow the nougat filling to set and enjoy.
