Nutella® Recipe — Cinnamon Star Cookies with Nutella® hazelnut spread

Star-shaped cookies, winter holidays and friends--that's the perfect recipe for Christmas, with a nutty, zesty bite. Let's spend some time baking this traditional German delight with your kids, and you will discover how sweet the holidays can be!

Ingredients

• 2 egg whites
• 1 ⅓ cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 2 ⅓ cups ground hazelnuts
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ cup Nutella® hazelnut spread
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F; position rack in center of oven.
2. Using a mixer, beat together the egg whites and 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar for 4 to 5 minutes or until soft peaks form.
3. Reserve 2 tablespoon into a small bowl for the icing used later - combine only this portion with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Gently mix hazelnuts and cinnamon into remaining egg white mixture until combined.
4. On work surface, roll out dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 1/8 inch thickness. Using a 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out 48 cookies, re-rolling scraps once.
5. Arrange cookies on 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Using 1/2 inch round cookie cutter, cut out rounds in the center of half of the cookies (these will be tops of sandwich cookies).
6. Spread "icing"-like mixture on the top of the cookie (with the cut out) using a teaspoon.
7. Bake, in 2 batches, for about 10 minutes or until cookies are set. Let cool completely. Spoon Nutella® hazelnut spread into piping bag fitted with small round tip. Pipe 1 teaspoon Nutella® hazelnut spread onto half of the cookies (without round cut outs).
8. Dust remaining cookies with remaining confectioners' sugar; place over Nutella® hazelnut spread on bottom halves of cookies.

Nutrition Facts

• calories114.5
• carbohydrateContent12 g
• fatContent7 g
• fiberContent1.1 g
• proteinContent1.9 g
• saturatedFatContent1 g
• sodiumContent7.2 mg
• sugarContent10.7 g