Description
Delicious and easy to prepare Christmas cookies: Macadamia White Chocolate Kisses. The perfect little snack for XMas.
Ingredients
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For the dough
- 1 cup (130g) all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup (40g) cornstarch
- 1/4 cup (30g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 vanilla bean pod
- 1/2 cup (120g) cold butter
- 1.7 oz (50g) macadamia nuts (unsalted), chopped
For the decoration
- 3.5 oz. (100g) white (or semi-sweet) chocolate coating
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and set aside. Chop the macadamia nuts finely.
- Mix the flour with cornstarch, and confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl. Add the seed from the vanilla bean pod and the cold butter (in small pieces) and knead until you get a nice smooth dough. Work quickly. Add the chopped macadamia nuts and knead in. Form 24 small balls (about the size of a small walnut) and place on the prepared baking sheet. Use the back of a wooden spoon to make little depressions into the dough and then bake for 10-12 minutes. Take out of the oven and let cool down a bit on the baking sheet, then remove and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
- Chop the chocolate coating coarsely and melt carefully and slowly – you can do that in a heatproof bowl over a pot with simmering water or in several steps in the microwave. Mix the chocolate until smooth, then let cool down again – it should not be too runny. Use a spoon or fill the melted chocolate in a piping bag and fill the depressions in the cookies with chocolate. Let dry completely.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!