Nutella® Hazelnut Spread Gingerbread Men Cookies

Ingredients

• ¼ cup butter, softened
• ¼ cup honey
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon gingerbread spice mix
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup Nutella® hazelnut spread
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Step 1

Stir the butter, honey, and brown sugar together in a bowl until well combined. Then, stir in the egg yolk. In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, gingerbread spice mix, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and knead the dough for about a minute. Wrap it up in plastic wrap and pop it in the fridge for an hour to chill.

Step 2

When you're ready, preheat the oven to 320°F. Roll the dough out between two sheets of parchment paper until it’s about 1/6-inch thick. Use a small gingerbread man cookie cutter (or something similar like a glass) to cut out your shapes. Arrange the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake them in the middle of the oven for 8 to 9 minutes, until they just start to turn golden around the edges.

Step 3

Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled, spread about a teaspoon and a quarter of Nutella on the back of one cookie, then sandwich it with another. For the icing, mix confectioners’ sugar with lemon juice a little at a time until you get a smooth paste. Spoon this into a piping bag and decorate your cookie sandwiches however you like. Enjoy!