Oregon hazelnut shortbread cookies

36 Cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1cupRoasted Oregon hazelnuts
¾cupButter; chilled
¾cupSugar
cupUnbleached flour

Directions

Grind roasted hazelnuts in a food processor to a coarse grind. Add butter and sugar and process thoroughly. Place nuts, butter and sugar mixture in mixing bowl, and add flour (½ cup at a time) mixing each addition completely. Combine mixture into a ball. Make 1-½-inch balls and place on a non-stick cookie sheet, about ½-inch apart.

Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Refrigerate remainder of the dough until ready to bake.

* COOKFDN brings you this recipe with permission from: * Oregon Hazelnut Industry and The Hazelnut Marketing Board