Baci di dama Cookies – Lady's Kisses

• hazelnut, blanched↗100g g

  roasted

• butter↗100g g
• granulated sugar100g g
• flour↗100g g

  (preferably type “00” flour)

• dark chocolate↗100g g

  broken into small pieces

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Grind the hazelnuts into a very fine crumb, avoiding over‑grinding so they don’t become oily. Add the butter and fine sugar, grind again until a homogeneous creamy mass forms. Transfer the mixture to a bowl, sift in the flour and knead the dough by hand. Chill it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or until firm enough to shape into balls.

2. 2

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C convection, gas 4) and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop teaspoon‑sized portions of dough, roll into balls and place them on the prepared sheet, leaving about 2 cm between them. Bake for 15 minutes until golden, then transfer to a rack to cool.

3. 3

   Melt the chocolate in a bowl in the microwave, stirring every 10 seconds until fully melted. Spread a small spoonful of melted chocolate onto half of the cooled cookies. Let it set for 15 minutes, then top with another cookie to form a “kiss”. Allow the finished cookies to harden completely; if it’s warm, you can refrigerate them. Serve with coffee.