Delicate lace cookies call for just seven ingredients (and one is Nutella).
Hazelnut spread sandwiched in between adds even more depth and richness.
Learn how to make lace cookies, and you’ll find your signature cookie for parties.
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(And we promise to tell no one how easy they are.)
What Are Lace Cookies?
Lace cookies are sugary, chewy cookies that are extra thin and crispy on the edges.
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The name comes from how papery-thin and see-through the cookies are.
(Hold them up to the light, and you’ll know what we’re saying.)
Recipes vary on the full list of ingredients, but the outcome is always similar.
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See the full recipe with step-by-step photos further below.
You should not freeze lace cookies.
The cookies will become too humid and damp during thawing.
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The sugar will partially dissolve and leave behind a mess.
Try one of these for another dose of nostalgia:
Ingredients
1/2cup(4 oz.
Line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
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Melt butter:
In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium, about 2 minutes.
Add sugar and corn syrup to butter:
Add sugar and corn syrup to pan.
Cook, stirring constantly using a rubber spatula, until sugar dissolves and is bubbling, about 1 minute.
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Finish batter:
Whisk almond flour and salt into mixture in pan until soft dough forms.
Stir in vanilla extract.
Set aside, and let cool for 10 minutes.
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(After cooling, dough will thicken.)
Place 10 balls on each baking sheet, spacing 3 inches apart.
(Cookies will be bubbling when removed from oven.)
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Assemble cookies:
Spread 1 teaspoon hazelnut spread on half of cookies.
Top each with remaining cookie halves.
Transfer to a platter.
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Credit:Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling
Credit:Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling
Credit:Greg Dupree, Food Stylist: Julian Hensarling
