Kanellas (Hazelnut Cookies)

Submitted by Giggle Girl

"This is a recipe I found in Sunset magazine a few years ago, and finally had a chance to make them. They're very simple cookies, but tasty and go well with coffee or tea."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 90 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups butter, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 3 large eggs
• 4 tablespoons whipping cream or 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 6 cups flour (approximate)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped hazelnuts

directions

1. 1. Preheat oven to 350°F In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Beat in eggs, cream, maple syrup, and vanilla.
2. 2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. In three batches, beat flour mixture into butter mixture. Stir in nuts with a wooden spoon.
3. 3. Roll the touch into 1-in balls. Then roll out into fingers roughly the size of your pinkie, and lay out on ungreased baking sheets in the shape of a crescent. If the dough starts to get sticky, chill it for a few minutes to make it easier to work with.
4. 4. Bake cookies until they're medium brown underneath and on edges, approximately 20-25 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking. Cool on racks.