Hazelnut wheels 🍪 recipe for czech Christmas cookies - Cukroví. European traditional baking.

hazelnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Almonds provide similar flavor and texture, while peanuts are more affordable.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative, while margarine is often less expensive.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate with stevia

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Stevia reduces sugar content, while milk chocolate is usually cheaper.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: erythritol

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Erythritol is a sugar substitute with fewer calories, while granulated sugar is more economical.

Mix the sifted flour with icing sugar and ground nuts.

Add slightly softened butter and egg yolks cut into pieces and make a dough.

Wrap the dough in foil and put it in the fridge for a few hours.

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.

Line the trays with baking paper.

Roll out the chilled dough in sections on a lightly floured surface into a thinner sheet and cut out circles or other shapes with a diameter of approx. 3.5-4 cm.

Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden.

Melt the chocolate (in a water bath or microwave oven) and cover with warm cream.

Mix, add the hazelnut paste and mix with a stick blender.

Finally, mix in pieces of butter.

Melt about two-thirds of the dark chocolate (in a water bath or microwave) and mix until smooth.

Add the cocoa butter and the remaining third of the chocolate.

Stir until the chocolate is completely melted and cooled.

Dip the glued pieces of candy in the frosting and sprinkle with pieces of hazelnuts before they dry.

Allow to harden sufficiently in the fridge, then store in a box and let it sit in the cold for a few days.

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