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🍰 Crunchy Hazelnut Jam Sandwich Cookies

169 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 375 g spelt flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 200 g whole cane sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 250 g butter
• 1 egg white
• 120 g hazelnuts
• 100 g red currant jelly
• powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1. Mix spelt flour, baking powder, cane sugar, vanilla sugar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
2. 2. Add the butter pieces, egg white, and ground hazelnuts.
3. 3. Knead everything into a smooth dough.
4. 4. Shape the dough into a ball.
5. 5. Wrap the ball in cling film.
6. 6. Place the foil-wrapped dough in the fridge for 30 minutes.
7. 7. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C with fan or gas mark 2–3).
8. 8. Lightly dust a work surface with flour.
9. 9. Roll out the dough on the floured surface to a thickness of about 0.4 cm.
10. 10. Cut out the cookies using a star-shaped cookie cutter.
11. 11. Take half of the stars and cut out a smaller star shape from the center of each one.
12. 12. Place all cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
13. 13. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes until lightly golden brown.
14. 14. Remove the tray from the oven and let the cookies cool down for a short while.
15. 15. Warm the jam in a saucepan over medium heat until it is liquid.
16. 16. Spread the warm jam onto the bottom side of the cookies without the hole.
17. 17. Place the cookies with the hole on top onto the jammed ones and press them together gently.
18. 18. Let the filled cookies dry for a short moment.
19. 19. Finally, dust the finished cookies with powdered sugar.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 169
• Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 18 g