Chestnut and hazelnut biscuits
Here's a really simple recipe for little nutty biscuits, combining hazelnuts with a double dose of chestnut flavour: flour and purée (crème de marrons).
34 K 3/5 (3 reviews)
2 hours 1 min.
Easy
40 pieces
6 IngredientsLast modified on: February 28th 2021
1 cup 
1 cup chestnut flour
2⁄3 cup 
2⁄3 cup sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)
1 
2 tablespoons ground hazelnuts
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 2 hours 1 min.
If you start now, at , you will finish around : ?.Change start time
To finish around 7pm, you'll need to have started before: .Change end time
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Stage 2 - 4 min.
Knead until the dough is evenly mixed.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
Transfer the dough onto a sheet of baking paper.
Stage 4 - 1 hour
Lay a second sheet of baking paper on top and roll out the dough with a rolling pin to about 1/4 inch (1/2 cm) thick.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Stage 5 - 3 min.
After cooling to firm up the dough, put the dough back on the worktop, remove the top paper and dust with flour.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Flip the dough over onto the floured side and remove the other paper.
Stage 7 - 3 min.
Finish rolling out the dough to the desired thickness.
Stage 8 - 8 min.
Preheat the oven to 320°F (160°C).
Cut out in whatever shapes you like; here they are squares just over 1" inch (3 cm).
Cut out in whatever shapes you like; here they are squares just over 1" inch (3 cm).
Stage 9
Arrange the biscuits on a baking sheet.
Stage 10
It is worth noting that while the dough is still cold, it is easy to mark it with letters or other designs.
Stage 11 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes.
Stage 12
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
You can easily vary the quantity of chestnut flour, which has a slightly bitter flavour. If you reduce it, increase the wheat flour by the same amount to compensate.
The dough can be made the day before and refrigerated until needed.
The dough can be made the day before and refrigerated until needed.
Keeping: A few days in an air-tight jar or tin.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 230 RDI=20 % | 130 RDI=20 % | 2,220 RDI=110 % | 9,310 RDI: 110 % |
| Per 100 g | 4 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,600 RDI: 20 % |
| Per piece | 0 | 5 RDI=1 % | 3 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 230 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 40 pieces : 4.30 €
- Per piece : 0.15 €
Change currency: 
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Sweet chestnut purée (crème de marrons)
Like these other recipes: Chestnut Fudge Cupcakes, Rice pudding with chestnuts and poached pears, Chestnut cake, Like MaronSui's, Mini Mont-Blanc choux puffs, ... See them all 9
Flour
Like these other recipes: Cheese Soufflé, Escalopes in a sesame crust, Cannelés, Two-olive ciabatta, Four quarters, ... See them all 200
Chestnut flour
Like these other recipes: Chestnut cake, Rolled chestnut and apple brioche, Cookies of the Camisards, Corsican tarts, Clementines and chestnuts entremet, ... See them all 5
Butter
Like these other recipes: Sautéed green vegetables, French-style peas, Harvest Gratin, Liège waffles, Brownies, ... See them all 463
Other recipes you may also like
How to prepare spinach
For most people (and me most of all), spinach brings back bad memories of canteens... But, well prepared, it's a fine and delicate vegetable which goes remarkably well with scrambled eggs, fish, and many another things. Here are two ways of preparing it.June 5th 20153.39 M3.5 1 hour 9 min.
Classic French white bread
This is the recipe for classic, everyday French bread raised with yeast. French bakers call this "pain courant". It is quicker and easier to make than leavened bread or new leavened bread, so ideal for a beginner.June 6th 2017300 K4.1 3 hours 50 min.
Cramique
Cramique is a kind of brioche from Belgium and northern France, made with raisins and pearl (or nib) sugar. It is traditionally served sliced with butter and jam.September 12th 201890 K 13 hours 55 min.
Polpete
The polpete are the delicious meatballs of the Italian cuisine, softer than the classic meatballs because they contain breadcrumbs moistened with milk.April 8th 202322 K 1 hour 55 min.
How to prepare green beans
Here's how to turn freshly bought (or picked) green beans into ready-to-use vegetables.August 11th 202319 K 25 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com
Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2025-04-20)
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.