Bells hazelnut (Switzerland)

Bells hazelnut (Switzerland)
(This recipe is from K. - Lugano)
 
Ingredients for approx. 35 biscuits

120 g icing sugar
150 g butter at room temperature
1 egg
70 g cocoa powder
150 g ground hazelnuts


time: 30 minutes + 2 hours of rest in the fridge + 10 min
 
Put all ingredients, including egg and butter in a bowl and work quickly to obtain ahomogeneous mixture. Put in the fridge for about 2 hours.
Roll out the dough (possibly of sugar) to a thickness of 3-4 mm, obtained with the appropriate stencil and place the stars on the plate lined with paper previously.
Put the plate in the middle of a preheated oven at 200 degrees for about 7-10 minutes and let cool on the plate it self.
Glaze as desired:
Mix well 150 g of icing sugar with 2 tbsp lemon juice and iced cookies after baking.
You can create a beautiful tree by using the star-shaped molds of various sizes.
Recipe of December/17.