Recipe

Orange hazelnut butter yo-yos

Give your regular yo-yos a citrusy, nutty twist with these orange and hazelnut flavoured morsels. Perfect to enjoy with your morning or afternoon cuppa with friends.

May 31, 2009 2:00pm
  • 30 mins cooking
  • Makes 20 Item
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Ingredients

Orange hazelnut butter yo-yos
  • 250 gram unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (80g) icing sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup (225g) plain flour
  • 1/2 cup (75g) cornflour
  • orange hazelnut butter
  • 80 gram unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
  • 2/3 cup (110g) icing sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground hazelnuts

Method

Orange hazelnut butter yo-yos
  • 1
    Preheat oven to 160°C/140°C fan-forced. Grease oven trays;line with baking paper.
  • 2
    Beat butter, extract and sifted icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy; stir in sifted dry ingredients, in two batches.
  • 3
    Roll rounded teaspoons of mixture into balls; place about 3cm apart on trays. Using fork dusted with flour, press tines gently onto each biscuit to flatten slightly.
  • 4
    Bake biscuits about 15 minutes; cool on trays.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, make orange hazelnut butter.
  • 6
    Sandwich biscuits with orange hazelnut butter; dust with a little sifted icing sugar, if you like. orange hazelnut butter Beat butter, rind and sifted icing sugar in small bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in ground hazelnuts.

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