Hazelnut Praline Cookies

Had so much hazelnut praline left from my wedding anniversary cake and was thinking what else I can do with it. My kids suggested cookies and we all get to work immediately. Voila! We get nutty and aromatic hazelnut praline cookies. The nutty fragrance is so much stronger than the chocolate praline cake that I baked a couple of months ago. My guess is that the 70% Valrhona chocolate had overpowered the aroma of the praline.
In the spirit of Christmas, we piped the cookies into the shape of a Christmas wreath. Cookies are light and crunchy with lots of nutty aroma.



Ingredients:
65g butter
50g - 60g castor sugar
1 egg about 50g without shell (lightly beaten)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
35g hazelnut praline
140g cake flour

Method:
1. Cream butter and sugar with electric beater till well combined.
2. Beat in 1/3 of the egg at a time at medium speed.
3. Add in the vanilla essence and hazelnut praline. Beat at slow speed till well blended.
4. Fold in sieved flour till well mixed.
5. Put batter into piping bag with star nozzle and jet each piece of cookie onto a lined baking tray.
6. Bake at 175C for 15 - 20 minutes till golden or cooked.