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4-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies

Published on July 24, 2015 by Elizabeth Atia 31 Comments
Last Updated on January 28, 2019

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My Norwegian mother-in-law’s go-to cookie recipe!

Hazelnut Cookies from Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

I have a confession to make. I haven’t cooked a single thing except for porridge for the kids’ breakfast for nearly three weeks! My mother-in-law had been visiting from Norway for a fortnight, and I’d taken on some extra shifts at work for holiday cover, which meant, to my delight, that she completely took over all the cooking duties for the family.

We’ve been treated to all sorts of wonderful home cooked meals, Persian rice, a gorgeous impressive slow cooked lamb, aubergine and rice dish, sweet apricot chicken, cakes, cookies, stir fries, tender pork fillet, roast chicken – we’ve been spoiled!

I came home for lunch one day to find a full spread laid out ready to eat – leftover cold roast chicken arranged beautifully with fresh orange slices, kalamata olives and whipped mayonnaise sprinkled with paprika. On the side, beautiful leftover roast chicken stuffing made with chickpeas, raisins and a special Persian spice mix (I meant to get this recipe before she left! I must send her an email!).

4-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies

And there were cookies!

I can’t remember the last time I came home and there was a tray of freshly baked cookies cooling on a tray. I think I might have been 15 and living with my grandparents – and that was a very, very long time ago! I was over the moon!

So, of course, before I sat down to eat I had to take a few photographs so I could share the recipe with you all.

With only four ingredients these cookies are a cinch to make, and my mother-in-law says this is her go-to cookie recipe as it turns out so lovely each time. The secret is to use freshly ground hazelnuts. You can do this with a nut grinder or process them in a high powered blender such as the Froothie Optimum 9400 blender.

I’m pretty sure it was me who ate most of this batch of cookies she made. I kept returning to the cookie tin like a woman possessed!

My lovely mother-in-law has returned home now, so today is the first day I will be resuming cooking duties. Wish me luck!

Hazelnut Cookies

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4-Ingredient Hazelnut Cookies

Gorgeous little nutty morsels of yum! This is my Norwegian mother-in-law's go-to cookie recipe.
3.55 from 11 votes
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 30 pieces
Author: Elizabeth

Ingredients

  • 200 grams butter
  • 1 dl caster sugar (see recipe notes)
  • 100 grams hazelnuts plus extra, for decoration
  • 200 grams plain flour
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Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 180 C/160 C fan and line a baking tray.
  • Freshly grind the hazelnuts in a nut grinder, or process them in a high powered blender until they are finely chopped.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy and white in colour.
  • Add the ground hazelnuts and flour, and combine well.
  • Shape into small balls about the size of a small walnut, flatten slightly and place on the baking tray.
  • Press a whole hazelnut into the top of each cookie.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes.
  • Leave on the baking tray to cool completely before storing in an airtight container. Cookies will keep well for several days.

Notes

Bestemor recommends baking one biscuit on its own to judge the cooking time needed for your particular oven, as all ovens are different.
To measure 1 dl, use a measuring jug marked in millilitres and pour enough sugar in the jug until it reaches 100 ml.

Environmental Information

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Comments

  1. Mel says

    February 1, 2021 at 8:19 am

    5 stars
    Delicious. Really lovely and buttery. A real crowd pleaser in our home.

    Reply
  2. Sue burt says

    March 21, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    5 stars
    Easy to make melt in the mouth texture loved them

    Reply
  3. Jm says

    September 26, 2019 at 2:31 pm

    1 star
    1dl of sugar? Why not just call it 100 ml? And why use a liquid measure for a dried ingredient?

    The cookies were edible, but not wonderful. I won’t be using this recipe again!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      September 26, 2019 at 4:12 pm

      I’m very sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the recipe. It’s my mother-in-law’s recipe, and that’s how they measure sugar (for some unfathomable reason!) in Norway.

      Reply
  4. Meagan says

    December 20, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    These look really good and easy! I’m excited to try making them. 🙂 But I’m having trouble translating it to cups. It comes out all uneven! I figure it can be generalized to cups, but I’m a pretty novice and unconfident baker. Any suggestions of how it could translate to even cups? And I don’t get the US oz either… My dry ingredients measuring cups are all cheap and unmarked, so no help there either. Knowing you originally come from the land of using cups in baking, I am hoping that you will have ideas. xD

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      December 21, 2016 at 6:34 am

      I would recommend investing in a pair of kitchen scales. Once you start cooking in grams you could never go back to cups – more accurate results each and every time, lol! I’m not very good at converting grams to cups, I’m afraid.

      Reply
      • Meagan says

        December 21, 2016 at 5:39 pm

        Wow, scales…that sounds neat! I honestly had no idea about this form of measurement for cooking. But I love your recipes so maybe I should try to find some. 🙂

        Reply
        • Elizabeth says

          December 21, 2016 at 5:46 pm

          You can pick up some relatively inexpensive digital ones that will tuck away into a cupboard or drawer. I was reluctant when I first started measuring like that (everything is measured in grams here in the UK), but I quickly learned that it’s so much easier and accurate. Miss you! xx

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          • Meagan says

            December 21, 2016 at 6:42 pm

            I’ll seriously look into it! Though I might try experimenting with cups on this recipe till then. Miss you too! I’d ask when are you moving back, already, but it seems like you have such an interesting and good life there. We hope to one day be lucky enough to visit you! 😀

  5. Ana De- Jesus says

    January 25, 2016 at 7:40 pm

    I have never tried Persian food before but it sounds absolutely delicious especially the variety of flavours and spices they use. The cookies looks good too.

    Reply
  6. Heather Haigh says

    August 14, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    Just my sort of recipe!

    Reply
  7. bev says

    August 14, 2015 at 3:31 pm

    they look easy and yummy

    Reply
  8. Penny H says

    August 10, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    Oh, these look delicious and so easy to make too. Lucky you coming home to a tray of home baking 🙂

    Reply
  9. Kellie@foodtoglow says

    July 27, 2015 at 8:43 pm

    Not sure why I can’t spell my own blog name, lol…

    Reply
  10. Kellie@foodtogloe says

    July 27, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    I’m not often baking biscuits but we do like nut-based, simple ones like these, Elizabeth. Lush, reach-your-hand-in images, as always. Just pass the milk! PS thabks for including my own cashew and coffee biscuits. 🙂

    Reply
  11. peter @feedyoursoultoo says

    July 27, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    The cookies look perfect. I could eat the whole plate.

    Reply
  12. Joanne T Ferguson says

    July 27, 2015 at 11:40 am

    I love the taste of hazelnut and wish I could try one of your cookies right now! Pinned and shared!

    Reply
  13. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says

    July 26, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    What a delicious little treat. I love simple recipes like this that have hardly any ingredients.

    Reply
  14. Patricia @ Grab a Plate says

    July 26, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    These look and sound amazing! What a special treat for you and your family! Love the simplicity!

    Reply
  15. Choclette says

    July 25, 2015 at 9:44 pm

    How absolutely wonderful to have someone take over cooking duties for a while and just when you were so busy too – perfect. These cookies look pretty perfect too. Bookmarked.

    Reply
  16. mummy m's memories says

    July 25, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    Oh how lovely that you didn’t have to cook for two weeks! Sounds like you have an amazing mother in law! Good luck with your cooking duties again!

    Reply
  17. Stuart Vettese says

    July 25, 2015 at 11:19 am

    You are very lucky Elizabeth – I’d love to come home to freshly baked cookies. They look fab. Thanks for sharing and taking part in Treat Petite.

    Reply
  18. Kerry @ Kerry Cooks says

    July 24, 2015 at 10:10 pm

    I never normally eat cookies that don’t contain at least three kinds of chocolate, but these look amazing!

    Reply
  19. Jo of Jo's Kitchen says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    Can you send your MIL round to mine please? They look lovelu

    Reply
  20. Laura@howtocookgoodfood says

    July 24, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    These sound so good, I am envious you have such a good cook in the house . What a lovely treat to have help!

    Reply
  21. Christina says

    July 24, 2015 at 11:25 am

    Oh, thanks for this! Yesterday I made an attempt to make cookies. It was an absolute disaster!!!! I’ll definitely try your mother-in-law’s recipe!

    Reply
  22. Laura says

    July 24, 2015 at 9:35 am

    These sound sort of shortbready which means I’ve got to make them – I just don’t know when because other recipes get in the way as is the food blogger curse as I’m sure you know! I hope your mother in law will forgive me when I do because I’ve got a feeling I’ll be leaving the hazelnut off until after baking then filling it with Nutella before adding the hazelnut again. Um, sorry?!

    Reply
  23. Joyce mccormack says

    July 24, 2015 at 9:04 am

    These look truly scrumptious; I’m going to get Sam to have a bash at making them before he leaves to make his own mark on student life in Glasgow in a few short weeks time.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      July 24, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Oh bless – is he that age already!!

      Reply
  24. Stella Kashmoney says

    July 24, 2015 at 8:08 am

    Your pictures are so good. Those hazelnut cookies look so yummy. I will be trying this out.

    Reply

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