Hazelnut Melting Moments

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C ).
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Gradually beat in the egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon zest. Stir in the flour and ground hazelnuts with a large spoon.
• Shape dough into walnut sized balls and place them 2 inches apart on an unprepared cookie sheet. Make an indentation in the center of each ball with your finger. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven.
• While the cookies are baking, melt the chocolate chips in a small saucepan over low heat, or in the microwave. Stir chips until smooth. When cookies come out of the oven, spoon 1/2 teaspoon of the melted chocolate into the indentation. When cookies are completely cool, dust lightly with confectioners’ sugar.