Hazelnut and Cherry Italian Cookies
These are absolutely yum!
- 1 cup soft unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- ½ cup evaporated cane sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups white whole-wheat flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried cherries, chopped
- 1 cup hazelnuts, chopped fine
- ½ cup hazelnut liquor
- ½ cup confectionery sugar in a small bowl
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Mix the butter and sugar until fluffy in a mixer. Add the salt, vanilla extract, flour and liquor. Mix well and add the nuts and cherries.
Mix with both hands until well incorporated. Form a ball and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for half an hour.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on the cookie sheets. Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool and roll in confectionery sugar.