Orange-nut bites
They are mini bites of deliciousness!Your best treat for friendly gatherings or for gifting. They look a little like a kourambie but I made them with bite-sized hazelnuts. Make a double (or even a triple) batch of these. They are amazing!
Ingredients
For 50-60 bites
- 130 grams hazelnuts or almonds, roasted
- 225 grams butter, unsalted
- 70 grams powdered sugar
- 1 sachet of vanilla sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Zest from 1 small orange
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 Tbsp cognac
- 320 grams all-purpose flour
- Extra powdered sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C, fan. Coarsely chop the nuts and transfer to a bowl.
- Put the butter in the mixer bowl. Beat for 2-3 minutes to soften.
- Add powdered sugar, zest, salt and vanilla. Beat until mixture becomes very fluffy and pale. Add egg yolk and whip to combine. Pour in cognac and whisk again.
- Add the flour and beat with the dough attachment until combined. Add nuts and beat until a soft dough is formed that you can shape easily into small balls.
- Use a cookie scoop or a teaspoon to form bite size balls. Place balls on oven trays lined with greaseproof paper.
- Bake for 16-18 minutes until the cookies are lightly golden.
- Cool for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and mix by lifting the corners of the greaseproof paper to coat balls with the sugar.
- When the bites have cooled completely, place them on a serving platter and sprinkle
- again with powdered sugar.