Forget the mistletoe – these little Italian cookies are where the kissing is at this year. Once assembled, these will start to soften, which is what you want. From that point, they will keep well in a sealed container for another three days
Put the toasted hazelnuts, plain flour and cornflour in a food processor, then pulse a few times until the mix resembles sand – do not overprocess, otherwise you’ll end up with a paste. Add the caster sugar, salt, vanilla paste and butter, then pulse again until the mix comes together into a dough, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula as required.
Tip out the dough on to a sheet of greaseproof paper, and heat the oven again to 180C /350F/gas 4. Pinch off 10g pieces of the dough and roll these into balls; if the dough is too soft to handle, cover with greaseproof paper and chill for 15-20 minutes to firm up. Put the dough balls on two baking trays lined with greaseproof paper, leaving at least 3cm between each cookie to allow for spreading, then bake for 18-20 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove and leave to cool completely.
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