The 12 days of cookies: Day 2 - Praline Coins
One of those things that I have a real sweet tooth for is what we Germans call nougat and what everyone else seems to call hazelnut praline. So this year, I decided to actually make some cookies incorporating my beloved nougat-slash-praline and this is how it turned out.
Praline Coins
For the cookies:
250g all-purpose flour
50g sugar
50g dutch processed cocoa
1 egg
125g softened butter
50g dark chocolate
For the filling:
100g hazelnut praline
1. Melt the dark chocolate
2. Mix the sugar with the cocoa and, with an electric mixer, whisk together with the butter until well combined.
3. Add the melted chocolate and the egg and whisk for a minute or so.
4. Add the flour and mix until you have smooth dough. If it doesn't come together completely, knead with your hands for a couple of minutes.
5. Wrap the dough in cling film and refrigerate for at least half an hour.
6. Roll out the dough thinly and cut out circles. Take one half of the cookies and cut out a star in the middle. Those are gonna be the cookies that go on top.
7. Bake for about 20 minutes at 175°C
8. Once the cookies have cooled down, melt the hazelnut praline in a bain marie.
9. Spread a dollop on each bottom cookie, but make sure it doesn't completely cover the cookie, but leave a little space around the outer edges.
10. Take a top cookie and press it lightly onto the praline mixture. Now the praline will spread to the outer edges (which is why it's important to leave a little space when spreading the praline).
11. Voilá!
If you want to see more or find out about my 12 days of cookies project, go to my BLOG!