Hazelnut butter cookies with honey

Hazelnut butter cookies made with spelt flour, toasted hazelnuts, butter and honey, with a whole hazelnut on top. Family-friendly snacks, 246 kcal per serving (3 cookies).

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 35 min
• Cooking time: 24 min
• Total time: 59 min
• Calories: 246 kcal per serving
• Protein: 4 g
• Fat: 17 g
• Carbs: 18 g

Ingredients

• 100g ground hazelnuts
• 200g spelt flour
• 140g butter
• 80g honey
• 1 egg yolk
• 36 whole hazelnuts
• 1 pinch of salt

Method

You’ll need: oven · frying pan · baking tray

1. Toast the ground hazelnuts in a dry frying pan for 3 to 4 minutes until fragrant, then let them cool.
2. Knead the spelt flour, hazelnuts and salt with cold pieces of butter, the honey and egg yolk into a smooth dough and chill it for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 175 °C (155 °C fan). Shape 36 balls, place them on two baking trays lined with baking paper, press them flat and put a whole hazelnut in the middle of each.
4. Bake the cookies one tray at a time at 175 °C for 11 to 12 minutes each, until the edges are golden brown.
5. Let them firm up on the tray for 5 minutes, then leave them to cool on a wire rack.

Good to know

Toasted hazelnuts and butter – this cookie doesn't need more. Toasting takes three minutes and makes all the difference. You simply press the balls flat, no rolling out needed.

Swaps

Hazelnuts → ground almonds. Honey → maple syrup. Spelt flour → plain flour. Egg yolk → 1 tbsp milk.

Cooking tips

Keep stirring the hazelnuts while toasting – they quickly turn too dark. Honey makes the dough softer, so it needs to be chilled.

Storage

Keeps for 2 to 3 weeks in a cookie tin.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt), hazelnuts, milk (butter) and egg. Because of the honey, not suitable for children under 1 year old.