Hazelnut crescent cookies dipped in chocolate 

Ingredients
2 C all-purpose flour
1/2 Wheat germ (or almond flour)
1 C butter ( room temperature)
1/4 C granulated sugar
1 1/8 C water
1/2 C cocoa powder
1 Tsp. vanilla paste
1 C melted chocolate
1 C grated hazelnut
Powder sugar

Making:
In a large mixing bowl beat the butter and sugar until combination becomes creamy
Add Vanilla paste and water mix with very short pulse
Add flour and grated hazelnut and cocoa powder
Form the cookie texture dough
Take walnut size pieces from the dough and shape about 2 inches crescents
Place on the cookie sheet and bake 20 minutes in 325 F oven
Cool the cookies on the rack
Melt the chocolate and dunk each cookie half way and place on cookie sheet until chocolate re solidify
Sprinkle powder sugar on the other half of the cookies!
This makes excellent Christmas Cookies

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