Jam-Filled Hazelnut Cookies

These delicious Jam-Filled Hazelnut Cookies were from a recipe by Annelle Mundt (found at Chetday.com)

Jam-Filled Hazelnut Cookies

Put hazelnuts in Vita-Mix dry container or food processor. Buzz to a coarse flour, then pour into a mixing bowl. Buzz oats in the blender to make a flour, then add to the ground nuts.

Add salt, spices, and pastry flour. Add agave syrup and oil. Mix well. Form walnut-size balls and place on an oiled cookie sheet.

Press cookies with thumb, making a small print to fill with jam. Fill each thumbprint with a half-teaspoon of jam.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.

Allow to cool before removing from tray and sampling.

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Jam-Filled Hazelnut Cookies

Adapted by Wardee Harmon from a recipe by Annelle Mundt (found at Chetday.com)

Course Dessert

Author Wardee Harmon

Ingredients

• 1 cup hazelnuts
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• Pinch sea salt
• Pinch cardamom or coriander
• Pinch ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup agave syrup
• 1/2 cup grapeseed oil
• 1/3 cup fruit-sweetened jam

Instructions

1. Put hazelnuts in Vita-Mix dry container or food processor.

2. Buzz to a coarse flour, then pour into a mixing bowl.
3. Buzz oats in the blender to make a flour, then add to the ground nuts.
4. Add salt, spices, and pastry flour.
5. Add agave syrup and oil.
6. Mix well.
7. Form walnut-size balls and place on an oiled cookie sheet.
8. Press cookies with thumb, making a small print to fill with jam.
9. Fill each thumbprint with a half-teaspoon of jam.
10. Bake in 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes until golden brown.
11. Allow to cool before removing from tray and sampling.

More Traditional Dessert Recipes:

• Paleo Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free)
• Fruit and Nut Christmas Cookies
• Paleo Sugar Cookies With Pumpkin Glaze (easy fall gluten-free dessert!)