Kanellas (Hazelnut Cookies)

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: 1 hr 50 mins
• 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.