{"id":16835,"date":"2017-12-05T18:37:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T18:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/stuffed-german-chocolate-hazelnut-christmas-cookies\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T20:35:15","slug":"stuffed-german-chocolate-hazelnut-christmas-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/stuffed-german-chocolate-hazelnut-christmas-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed German Chocolate Hazelnut Christmas Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

These melt-in-your-mouth Hazelnut Chocolate Cookies with a soft, molten hazelnut centre are one of my favourite German Christmas Cookies. The secret ingredient is nougat, an easy-to-make hazelnut-chocolate-paste.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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These German Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies are like Nutella-stuffed cookies – just better!<\/h2>\n

The recipe for these little Hazelnut Chocolate Cookies aka. Nougat Balls is one of my most cherished German Christmas Cookies recipes. The secret ingredient to these melt-in-your-mouth hazelnut cookies is a heavenly, creamy Hazelnut-Chocolate-Concoction called nougat!<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever been to a German or Austrian grocery store, you might have seen it in the baking aisle! I buy the stuff in bulk every time I go see my parents in Germany, and I recommend\u00a0you to do the same, should your travels ever take you to that area.<\/p>\n

Imagine Nutella, but just 10 times better – bursting with hazelnut flavour. Nougat is addictive stuff.<\/p>\n

What is German Nougat and where can I buy it?<\/h3>\n

German nougat,\u00a0not to be confused with the white nougat available in North America, is a paste made from hazelnuts, sugar and chocolate. Smooth delicious and bursting with hazelnut flavour, this stuff just melts in your mouth.<\/p>\n

The bad news: nougat is really hard to buy on this side of the ocean! But don’t worry – we’ll get this sorted!<\/p>\n

The quick ticket to\u00a0authentic nougat flavour\u00a0would be this nougat chocolate<\/a>\"\". Another option would be a high-quality Chocolate Hazelnut Spread<\/a>\"\". I want to stress the importance of high quality here. You want hazelnuts to be one of the first ingredients listed.<\/p>\n

That said, if you really want to go all the way, you should make Nougat at home! It’s easy and soooo rewarding!<\/p>\n

How to make German Nougat at home:<\/h3>\n

To make nougat at home, you need a good blender to get a nice and smooth hazelnut chocolate paste. There should be no pieces whatsoever in it, but really, with the right blender<\/a>\u00a0this should be no problem.<\/p>\n

I recommend the use of milk chocolate as opposed to dark chocolate for a softer nougat, which we need for these Stuffed German Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies!<\/p>\n

All you need for making the best Nougat at home is:<\/h4>\n