Orange-Nutella Cookie Cups

Name: Orange-Nutella Cookie Cups
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 1 cup Nutella; 48 fresh raspberries (about 2 cups); Toasted hazelnuts, optional

These cups are easy to put on a platter for impressive presentation—they're a true one-bite pleasure! Top them with the fresh fruit of your choice: Half a strawberry or a piece of mandarin orange complements the hazelnut chocolate flavor of the Nutella. —Joanie Fuson, Indianapolis, Indiana

Ingredients

1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 cup Nutella
48 fresh raspberries (about 2 cups)
Toasted hazelnuts, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix cookie dough, flour and orange zest. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; press evenly onto bottoms and up sides of greased mini-muffin cups. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
Cool in pans 5 minutes; run a knife around sides of cups. Cool in pans completely before removing. Place 1 teaspoon Nutella in the center of each cookie; top with a raspberry. If desired, substitute hazelnuts for the raspberries.

Originally published as Lemon Nutella Cookie Cups in Taste of Home Christmas Annual 2017