22 Reviews of Gianduia Sandwich Cookies (Chocolate-Hazelnut)

From: jess21

On Jan 26, 2006

These aren't difficult to make at all, but assembling them is a little bit tedious. And sticky. The cutting tip helped, and I also found cutting them a bit easier while they were a little warmer. Worth the trouble though, they're delicious. I also didn't have self-rising flour, but adding baking powder seemed to work just fine.

From: Chef Mommie

On Apr 8, 2006

Okay, I had so much fun making these and cannot believe they turned out. First I had to make my own self rising cake flour, Cake Flour Substitute. Then I floured my counter and scooped the sticky mess onto it but couldn't clear my fingers of it. So I just patted my hands in flour and went to town making the balls. I put them straight onto my pizza stone because I didn't have parchment paper. I flattened them slightly. They cooked perfectly in the time listed. They came off my stone easily. After they cooled for the ten minutes they cut beautifully using the tip in step #6. I ate one without the filling and it was very good. I ate one with the filling and it was delicious. I think a cream filling would be wonderful too. TY Gayla, I am so proud of how they look, though not quite as lovely as yours.

From: lucid501

On Jan 28, 2006

I had never had Nutella before, but now I'm hooked--these cookies are fabulous! I even messed up and added the flour before mixing the egg and nutella (and I also substituted for self-rising cake flour by adding baking powder and salt) but they still turned out great! The dough wasn't sticky or hard to work with at all, and cutting them wasn't too bad either. Thanks for the great recipe!

From: ~Icy~

On Dec 2, 2006

Very good recipe. yes, the dough is very sticky (so sticky that i may not even consider it as a "dough"...)However, it can still be worked out easily. first of all, wet a spoon and spoon some dough and transfer it on some cake flour. Flour it all around but do not knead it, just shape it like a little ball. Remove the extra flour on the dough. That's a way to make these cookies without having sticky hands.

From: ms_bold

On Feb 25, 2006

My review is proof that these are an excellent cookie. Even with challenges, these cookies are still incredible. It is a long story, but please bare with me...I was in a hurry when I got home from work on Valentine's Day night. I had decided that instead of one simple appy for dinner with Hubby, I would make just a couple pieces of 3 different recipes. Crazy, I know, but I was craving one thing; he was craving another...you know how it goes. So, anyway, I quickly whip up these cookies for dessert, only to realize after the cookies are in the oven that I used regular flour instead of self-rising. The cookies didn't puff as they baked; they stayed round little balls. So, as I pulled them from the oven, I hit each one with the rounded handle end of my citrus reamer to make them crackle a bit and form an indention in the middle (like a thumbprint cookie). Then, I filled the indention with Nutella and dusted with powdered sugar. It worked. The cookies were saved, and we had a perfect little sweet spot to end our Valentine's dinner. I have submitted a photo of my "flop" for your viewing pleasure. LOL

From: jjhon

On Feb 8, 2006

Oh, wow! These were so simple and fast to make, that I have to admit I was a little skeptical. But when I tasted them, the pure bliss wiped away all doubts. I could not wait to leave a review! I'm munching on these as I sit here typing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

From: E.A.

On Feb 18, 2006

These are wonderful cookies!! My only regret is that the recipe does not make more. Made them for a Valentine's Day dessert tray and I can't wait to make them again. Thanks so much!!

From: invictus

On Dec 16, 2008

The star of the show here was the nutella in the middle but I think there must be a much better way to make a cookie using nutella than these. The cookies themselves are tasteless and crumbled in my mouth. From the name of the cookbook that these come from I understand that the idea here was to come up with a dessert using as few ingredients as possible and in that regard they work good enough but I wouldn't make these again.

From: Vye367

On Dec 8, 2006

OK, so I attempted these in the dorm kitchen with pretty limited ingredients (which was half the reason I chose the recipe ion the first place — so simple). All I had was plain all-purpose flour, so I attempted to make my own cake flour and then make it self-rising too. My cookies turned out dry, but not in a terrible way. I also added about a thrid of a banana to the egg mix because my egg was kinda small. The thing I thought was weird was that they weren't very flavorful. This might also be because I used a different "fancier" (read: more expensive) brand because it was on sale. I should have just stuck with Nutella because I ran out of spread before I was done filling the cookies! (I didn't eat THAT much...) Anyway, with everyone's advice though, these were really easy to make and even look pretty, too. All in all, I'd say it's a fantastic recipe, and I will try this again, the right way.

From: Renegade Chef

On Feb 21, 2006

I made this for a friend and it was a hit. Thanks for sharing such a great recipe.