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Nancy Babbitt
Union, Kentucky
Easy-to-make candied hazelnuts, creamy chocolate and sweet sugar cookie base are the terrific trio that creates a must-try bar cookie.
Candied Hazelnut Truffle Bars
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 6 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup chopped hazelnuts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 container (8 oz) mascarpone cheese
- 3/4 cup Jif® Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature 10 minutes to soften. Break up cookie dough and press in pan; sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the sugar.
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Step2Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from oven; place on cooling rack. Run knife around edge to loosen. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
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Step3Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, mix hazelnuts, remaining 6 tablespoons of the sugar and the butter. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring until nuts are toasted and sugar-coated. Remove from skillet; set aside
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Step4In medium bowl, mix mascarpone cheese and chocolate hazelnut spread until well blended. Spread over cooled cookie crust. Top with sugared hazelnuts. Sprinkle with salt; press in lightly. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
230
Calories
15g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
21g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 26%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 110mg
- 5%
- Potassium
- 45mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 21g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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