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Hazelnut Crescents

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill time 1 hour

Ingredients
  

  • 180g (1½ cups) Flour
  • 70g (⅔ cup) Ground Hazelnuts
  • 50g (¼ cup) Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Vanilla sugar (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
  • 125g (½ cup + 1 tbsp.) Softened Butter
  • Pinch Of Salt
  • 50g (about 2 ounces) Dark Chocolate
  • 1 tbsp. Vegetable Oil

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, ground hazelnuts, sugar, vanillin sugar, and salt. Add the soft butter and egg to the dry ingredients. Mix everything together until it forms a smooth dough.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator. Take small portions of dough (about a tablespoon each) and roll them into small logs. Gently curve each log into a crescent moon shape. Place the crescents on the prepared baking sheet, leaving some space between them.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the edges are just slightly golden.
  • Let them cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Once the crescents are cool, melt the dark chocolate with the vegetable oil in a double boiler.
  • Dip each end of the crescents in the melted chocolate or drizzle it over them.
  • Place on parchment paper and let the chocolate set.