Description
Delicate pink Baci Di Dama cookies are perfect for any occasion. These hazelnut cookies are filled with melted white chocolate.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup hazelnuts
- 2 ½ ounces all purpose flour (approximately 1/2 cup)
- 1 ¾ ounces granulated sugar (approximately 1/4 cup)
- 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 Tablespoons unsalted butter chilled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 drops red food gel more as needed
- 3 drops pink food gel more as needed
- ½ cup bright white candy melts or white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ with racks in the upper middle and lower middle positions.
- Toast your nuts by placing them in a skillet over medium heat, tossing regularly, until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes.
- Let the nuts cool slightly and rub them to remove most of their skins. This can be done with your hands or putting them in a clean towel.
- In a food processor, combine the toasted nuts, flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Process until the nuts are coarsely ground.
- Add the butter and vanilla and process again to combine. The nuts will be closer to finely ground by now.
- Separate the dough into two bowls. Add one food coloring to each bowl and mix to combine (this is easiest when done with your hands).
- Use a 1 teaspoon measuring spoon to scoop out dough, and roll each one into a ball. Then slightly flatten. Repeat with all dough of both colors.
- Place the dough balls on two parchment or silicone baking mat lined baking sheets, 1 inch apart.
- Bake until the bottom edges of the cookies are starting to turn a light golden brown, approximately 15-17 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets.
- Melt your candy melts as per package directions.
- Take one red cookie and dunk the flat side into the candy melts, just enough to coat. Stick it against the flat side of a pink cookie. Place on a flat surface to harden. Keep an eye out for any that start sliding apart as they dry!
- Repeat with the remaining cookies.
- Once they are all set, store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Food gel coloring provides a more vibrant color.
- White chocolate chips can be used as an alternative to candy melts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 8mg