Best 4 Spiced Hazelnut Crescent Cookies Recipes

HAZELNUT-SPICE CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275°. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside. In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse hazelnuts until finely ground. Set aside. In a medium bowl, combine flour, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves, whisking well. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Add vanilla extract, beating to combine. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until incorporated. Add cornflake crumbs and ground hazelnuts, stirring just until incorporated. Using a levered 1-tablespoon scoop, portion dough. Roll dough portions into balls, and shape into crescents. Place crescents 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 40 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire cooling rack, and let cool completely. Garnish with a dusting of confectioners' sugar, if desired.

HAZELNUT CRESCENT COOKIES

Steps:

• Very finely chop hazelnuts in a blender (make sure it is a very fine chop but not pulverized) set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla, mixing to combine.
• Gradually add the flour and hazelnuts to the wet ingredients, making sure all is thoroughly combined.
• Cover and chill in the refrigerator 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• With hands, take about a tbsp of dough and roll into a rope shape.
• Twist on cookie sheet into a half moon to form a crescent shape.
• Bake for 10 minutes (do not brown).
• Let sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes (cookies will be fragile).
• CAREFULLY roll in powdered sugar while still warm, then place on cooling rack to cool completely.
• Once completely cooled, roll in powdered sugar a second time.
• Store in tightly covered container.

HAZELNUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in nuts. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., Shape dough by teaspoonfuls into 2-in. rolls. Form into crescents. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake at 350° for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

HAZELNUT CRESCENTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
• Grease and line 2 baking trays with paper.
• Sift flours into a bowl. Add sugar and hazelnut meal. Mix well.
• Rub butter into the hazelnut meal mixture, using your fingertips.
• Stir in egg yolk and essence.
• Stir the mixture until a soft dough forms and then lightly knead on a gluten free flour dusted bench.
• Divide the mixture into two and wrap in plastic cling-wrapfor 15 minutes.
• Roll each portion of dough into a long thick log, approx 2cm thick (1 inch). Cut the logs at 4cm intervals. Shape each piece into a crescent.
• Place crescents on prepared trays. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until light golden in colour.
• Stand on trays for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
• Dust with gluten-free icing sugar to serve.
• Enjoy!