If these look slightly familiar, it’s true — they’re a hazelnut version of the almond and chocolate sandwich cookies I made about a year ago. It’s a great, simple recipe for sandwich cookies, and notable because you don’t have to roll the cookies out. That’s right, the only thing I dislike about making sandwich cookies has been completely eliminated! And if you have a very small scoop (like this one), there’s really no excuse at all not to make them.
When I first tasted the cookies, I worried that the toasted hazelnut might have been little bit too bitter, especially combined with a thick filling of bittersweet chocolate, but my co-workers sure proved me wrong. To my delight, everyone wolfed them down in a snap, so I clearly shouldn’t underestimate them! Like many of my favorite recipes, this one is open to play and variation, which makes them all the more fun. Try other nuts, and fill them with whatever you like - dulce de leche, Nutella, raspberry jam…or how about some ice cream for tiny ice cream sandwiches?