Nougat cookies

Even little bakers can join with this classic recipe for nougat cookies

Ingredients (for 30 pieces

• 100g sugar
• 200g butter
• 300g flour
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 200g ground hazelnuts

To coat and fill

• 1 egg white
• 100g chopped hazelnuts
• 200g Nutella

Preparation
Preheat the oven to 200° top and bottom heat

Prepare the dough
Put all the ingredients in a bowl and knead them with your hands or a food processor to form a firm shortcrust pastry.

Form the dough into a long roll and wrap it in cling film.

Place the roll in the freezer for about 1 - 2 hours.

Brush the outside of the unwrapped roll with the egg white.

Roll the roll in the chopped hazelnuts.

Cut the roll into 0.5 cm slices and place them on a perforated tray covered with baking foil.

Bake the cookies for 12 - 15 minutes.

Take the cookies out of the oven and let them cool completely.

Melt the Nutella and spread it evenly over half of the cookies, placing a second cookie on top of each as a lid.

Place the cookies in the refrigerator for about 1 hour and let the Nutella set.