Chocolate Hazelnut Spiced Cookies

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¹/₈ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon hazelnut-flavored liqueur (preferably Frangelico)
• ½ cup confectioners sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon hazelnut-flavored liqueur
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 ½ cups hazelnuts

Preheat oven to 325°F with rack in middle. Butter a large baking sheet. Pulse hazelnuts, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves in a food processor until nuts are finely chopped, then add butter and zest and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (r...

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