Baci di Dama Italian Cookies

Italian Cookies Baci di Dama are made with two melt-in-your-mouth hazelnut cookies which are held together with some good dark chocolate.

👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 35m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Natasha Kravchuk📖 natashaskitchen

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●pan
●baking sheet
●food processor
●bowl
●whisk
●oven
●microwave

📝 Preparation Steps

How to Make Italian Cookies

Line 2 baking sheet pans with parchment paper, set aside. Pulse the hazelnuts in a food processor or a coffee grinder until mostly flour-like with some pieces that still retain texture.

hazelnuts (roasted, skinned (2 cups = 240g))2 cups

In a large mixer bowl whisk together ground hazelnuts, flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add the cold cubed butter, vanilla extract and mix until a dough forms with no visible butter chunks.

hazelnuts (roasted, skinned (2 cups = 240g))2 cupsvanilla extract2 tsp

Using a small ice cream scoop, portion the dough into about 2 teaspoon chunks, then roll each one into a ball. You'll get about 40 dough balls. Set Italian cookies onto the prepared baking sheet about 1.5 inches apart. Slightly tap on top of each hazelnut cookie ball to flatten. See *recipe notes* for how to shape and bake smaller sized cookies.

Chill cookies in the fridge for ⏱️ 1 hour. About ⏱️ 45 minutes into it, preheat the oven to 325 degrees with the baking rack in the middle. Bake cookies for about 17 to ⏱️ 18 minutes, or until just starting to brown on top. Remove from oven and cool completely.

How to Assemble Italian Cookies

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate chips in 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally until the chocolate chips have melted half way (about ⏱️ 2 minutes). Then, continue stirring until the rest of them have melted completely.

Spread 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate onto the bottom half of the cookies. Cover with the other half and press to adhere. Allow to sit undisturbed until the chocolate has set, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

calories

117 kcal

fat Content

8 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

1 g

sugar Content

5 g

sodium Content

15 mg

protein Content

1 g

cholesterol Content

7 mg

carbohydrate Content

9 g

saturated Fat Content

3 g

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