Hazelnut Spritz Cookies with Colored Sugars

Ingredients

 * 1 Cup Chopped hazelnuts, Toasted
 * 3 Cups flour
 * 1 Tsp baking powder
 * 1/4 Tsp salt
 * 3 Sticks unsalted butter
 * 1 -1/4 Cups sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 1 -1/2 Tsp vanilla

Also needed

 * A Cookie Press With Decorative Disks
 * Decorating Colored Sugars and nonpareils

Directions

 * 1) Heat oven to 350 F.
 * 2) Pulse nuts and 1/4 cup flour in Food Processor util finely ground.
 * 3) Whisk nuts, remaining flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl to mix.
 * 4) Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a bowl until fluffy
 * 5) Beat in the flour mixture to form a soft dough
 * 6) Divide in fourths, and do not chill
 * 7) Place dough into a cookie press and press out cookies on ungreased baking sheets.
 * 8) Sprinkle with sugar and nonpareils.
 * 9) Bake 12 minutes or until golden at edges.
 * 10) Cool Completely.

contributed by

 * World Recipes Y-Group