Easy recipe for Baci di dama

Baci di dama

Do you know the baci di dama? They are small cookies famous in Italy, originating from Piedmont, whose name means "lady's kiss". They are composed of two almond or hazelnut flavoured cookies glued together with a little chocolate. They are very simple to make, the only constraint is that you have to wait until the dough is very cold before you can bake them, at the risk of seeing them spread when baking. Apart from that, they require only few ingredients and time and will make a perfect accompaniment at coffee time.

Prep time : 30 minutes + 3h rest + 18 minutes cooking
For 30 to 40 cookies :

Ingredients :

175g flour
150g hazelnut (or almond) powder
130g sugar
150g butter
About 100g dark chocolate

Recipe :

Mix the hazelnut powder and the sugar.

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Then add the cold butter cut into small pieces to get a crumbled mixture, and finally the flour.

When the dough is homogeneous, put it in a plastic wrap and put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
After resting in the refrigerator, form small balls of dough of about 8g and place them on a baking tray covered with baking paper.

Put them in the freezer until the cookies are completely frozen (about 1 hour, you can leave them longer if you prepare them in advance).
Then put them in the preheated oven at 150°C for about 18 minutes. Let them cool down before removing them from the baking tray.