Ingredients
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
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1/4 cup superfine sugar
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1/3 cup aromatic honey, such as Hymettus or 1/3 cup orange, blossom
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3 eggs
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3 cups hazelnuts or 3 cups walnuts, finely ground
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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Instructions
- Heat oven to 325.
- Brush 2 baking sheets with the MELTED butter and dust with flour.
- Beat the ROOM TEMPERATURE butter and the sugar in a large mixing bowl until pale and creamy, about 5 minutes.
- Beat in the honey,then the eggs, one at a time.
- Stir in the cloves, cinnamon, and half of the hazelnuts.
- If the mixture is not stiff enough to hold its shape, add more or all of the hazelnuts.
- Place heaping tablespoons of the mixture 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Pull dough gently up into a cone shape.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until firm, but not hard.
- Transfer to racks to cool.
- Liberally dust with confectioners' sugar and pile high on a platter.