Monday, March 8, 2010

Thumbprints for us Big Guys


Made with ground hazelnuts, these really have a lovely flavor. I was in a bit of a rush and probably made them bigger than I should have--the last batch of small cookies look much prettier.

I really liked the hazelnut/raspberry combination but I can easily see that other ground nuts could be substituted for very good results. One of the Tuesdays with Dorie crowd substituted chocolate for the preserves! Now that's an idea!

5 comments:

  1. I think your cookies look great! Where did you find the hazelnuts? I looked everywhere and couldn't find them! I subbed almond meal for the hazelnut. Thankfully the almond+raspberry combination was fabulous!
    -CB
    http://iheartfood4thought.com

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  2. My husband loves to shop at the huge Wegmans store here in Rochester, NY. Wegmans has everything including hazelnuts in the bulk food section and last weekend he bought a good deal more than was needed for the cookies. I'm sure I'll find a use for them.

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  3. Your cookies look so good! I do love hazelnuts.

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  4. Your cookies look like little jewels! So pretty and tasty looking. I loved this recipe too!

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  5. Hazelnuts are also known as filberts. Maybe you can find them under that name.

    I tried nibbling away at one of the bigger ones of these, and I was not impressed. Later, I just ate one of the smaller ones in just one bite. That was yummy. It's really all of a piece.

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