Chocolate Hazelnut Wedding Cookies

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• 1 c. butter
• 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
• 2 Tb. dark rum
• 1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 c. ground hazelnuts
• powdered sugar for rolling and dusting

Details

Servings 60

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, beat butter and powdered sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add rum, beating until combined. In a medium bowl, combine flour and cocoa. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until combined. Beat in hazelnuts. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Spoon powdered sugar into a shallow dish. Roll dough into 1" balls. Roll balls in sugar. Place 2" apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes, or until edges of cookies are dry. Let cool on pans for 2 minutes. Remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks. Sift remaining powdered sugar over hot cookies.