Nougat cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 125 g butter
• 100 g sugar
• 250 g flour
• 1 egg(s)
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
• 200 g nougat (nut nougat)
• 100 g chocolate (milk)
• 2 tbsp brittle (hazelnut brittle)

Instructions

Working time approx. 45 minutes; Rest time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours 45 minutes

Beat the soft butter and sugar with the whisks of a hand mixer until fluffy. Stir in the egg and egg yolk. Mix the flour and baking powder and stir in. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill for 30 minutes. For the filling, beat the nougat and cinnamon with the whisks. Scoop out 1 teaspoon of the dough and shape it into a disc in the palm of your hand. Place 0.5 teaspoon of the nougat mixture in the center of each and press the dough over it. First into a ball, then into an oval. Chill the cookies for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 180°C, fan oven 160°C or gas mark 3. Bake the cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper for 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Melt the crumbled chocolate coating in a water bath. Cool slightly, then transfer to a piping bag and decorate the cookies with it. Sprinkle with brittle. Let dry.