baci di dama

I baci di dama sono biscottini originari della città di Tortona: due rotonde metà di frolla alle mandorle unite da un velo di cioccolato!

Baci di dama

Burro 300 g

Zucchero 300 g

Farina di mandorle 300 g

Farina 00 300 g

Albumi (circa 1 grande) 50 g

Sale fino 3 g

Cioccolato fondente temperato 375 g

Italian Cookies Baci di Dama are made with two melt-in-your-mouth hazelnut cookies which are held together with some good dark chocolate.

Italian Cookies - Baci di Dama

hazelnuts (roasted, skinned (2 cups = 240 grams))

all-purpose flour

sugar

cornstarch

tsp salt

unsalted butter (cut to small pieces)

tsp vanilla extract

chocolate chips

Line 2 baking sheet pans with parchment paper, set aside.&nbsp;Pulse the hazelnuts in a food processor or a coffee grinder until mostly flour-like with some pieces that still retain texture.

In a large mixer bowl whisk together ground hazelnuts, flour, sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add the cold cubed butter, vanilla extract and mix until a dough forms with no visible butter chunks.&nbsp;

Using a small ice cream scoop, portion the dough into about 2 teaspoon chunks, then roll each one into a ball. You&#39;ll get about 40 dough balls. Set Italian cookies onto the prepared baking sheet about 1.5 inches apart. Slightly tap on top of each hazelnut cookie ball to flatten. See *recipe notes* for how to shape and bake smaller sized cookies.

Chill cookies in the fridge for 1 hour. About 45 minutes into it, preheat the oven to 325 degrees with the baking rack in the middle.&nbsp;Bake cookies for about 17 to 18 minutes, or until just starting to brown on top. Remove from oven and cool completely.

How to Make Italian Cookies

In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave the chocolate chips in 10 to 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally until the chocolate chips have melted half way (about 2 minutes). Then, continue stirring until the rest of them have melted completely.

Spread 1 teaspoon of melted chocolate onto the bottom half of the cookies. Cover with the other half and press to adhere.&nbsp;Allow to sit undisturbed until the chocolate has set, about 30 minutes.&nbsp;

How to Assemble Italian Cookies

Baci di Dama translates to &quot;a Ladies Kiss&quot; because they are thought to resemble a ladies lips.  Whatever you call these they are wonderful. This Italian cookie consist of two buttery Hazelnut or Almond Cookies sandwiched with a Gianduja filling of milk chocolate and nuts (think Rochers).

Baci di Dama

+3 tablespoons hazelnut* or almond flour (114 grams)

less 1 1/2 taglespoons cake flour (114 grams)

unsalted butter, softened (114 grams)

flour

semisweet chocolate (45 grams)

milk chocolate (45 grams)

milk

sugar (35 grams)

hazelnut flour (18 grams)

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

Place the hazelnut and cake flours in the food processor bowl. Process several seconds to mix well. Add the butter in pieces and powdered sugar.  Process until it clumps up or forms a dough.

Remove it from the processor and knead it several times times.

Divide it into 4 pieces, each one about 114 grams. Keep the other pieces covered with plastic wrap.  Roll one piece into a a 12&quot; rope. It will be 18&quot; long.  Cut it into 1&quot; pieces and roll each into a ball. The balls will be about the size of a malted milk ball. Place the balls 1&quot; apart on the prepared baking sheets.  Repeat with the other 3 pieces of dough.

Bake for 19 to 22 minutes until firm and barely colored. Cool on racks.

Baci Di Dama Cookies

Combine the chocolates and milk in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave at 1/2 power until the chocolate is just melted. Add the powdered sugar and hazelnut or almond flour, stirring to make a spreadable filling. If too thick, loosen with a little milk. If too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.

Gianduja Filling

Pair the cookies by size.

The easiest way to fill the cookies is with a piping bag fitted with a 1/4&quot; plain tip. Pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling on the bottom cookies. Place the top on and press down lightly to distribute the filling evenly to the edge of the cookies.

Yield:  36 Baci di Dama. These cookies are great keepers.  They will last for weeks in a closed tin.

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