Gingerbread Hazelnut Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves and nutmeg; set aside. In large bowl, stir together granulated sugar, molasses, egg and oil. Add flour mixture; stir until stiff dough forms. Stir in hazelnuts (dough may be crumbly).
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in turbinado sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix together butter, honey and brown sugar. Mix in egg yolk.
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, gingerbread spice mix and salt; add to butter mixture and knead for 1 minute. Cover with plastic wrap; and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 320 degrees F.
• On a sheet of parchment paper, roll out dough to 1/6-inch thickness. Using small gingerbread-man cookie cutter or other small shaped-item (such as a glass), cut out gingerbread men.
• Transfer gingerbread men to parchment paper-lined baking sheet; bake on center rack for 8 to 9 minutes or until slightly golden.
• Let cool on rack for 15 minutes.
• Spread 1 1/4 tsp Nutella® hazelnut spread on the back of one gingerbread man then sandwich with another gingerbread man.
• Repeat with remaining gingerbread men and Nutella® hazelnut spread. Mix together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice, adding juice to the sugar, a 1/2 tsp at a time, to make smooth paste. Transfer to piping bag and decorate cookies with icing.

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Stir in ginger.
• In another bowl, stir flour with baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture and nuts to butter mixture.
• Stir until a soft dough forms.
• Shape dough into a log, 14 inches long and 2 inches wide.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• At this point you can also freeze.
• To bake preheat oven to 400*.
• Cut dough into 1/4 inch rounds.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
• Cool on a rack.

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat. In small bowl, place granulated sugar. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or just until set and soft in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store tightly covered up to 1 week.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 4 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , Bake until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Tint some of the frosting red and some green; leave remaining frosting plain. Decorate cookies.