Nut-Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients

• 130 g soft butter
• 250 g sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 0.5 tsp cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 3 tbsp honey
• 3 eggs
• 350 g flour
• 70 g ground hazelnuts
• 1.5 tsp Baking Powder
• 200 g dark chocolate
• 150 g nut nougat
• 50 g dark chocolate couverture
• powdered sugar (for dusting)

Instructions

1. 1.

   Preheat the oven to 170°C. Line one or two baking sheets with parchment paper and cut the chocolate into pieces.

2. 2.

   Cream the butter in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, salt, honey, and eggs, stirring well. Mix flour with nuts and baking powder; fold this dry mixture into the batter until a soft dough forms. Finally, fold in the chocolate pieces.

3. 3.

   Scoop portions of dough with a teaspoon or tablespoon, shape into balls, and press them slightly flat on the sheet. Place the cookies spaced apart as they will spread a bit. Bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown, let cool briefly on the sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. 4.

   For the filling, melt the nougat with the couverture gently in a double boiler. Spread a layer of this cream on the bottom of one cookie, place another cookie on top, allow it to set, and dust with powdered sugar.