valentines day (!) despite it's hallmark stamp has always been a very special holiday for me. as a kid, i was often in between traditions, but valentines day was especially exciting. there was a shared enthusiasm both in school and at home! the little things in life bring so much joy and much of mine came via my mum and lala. (in urdu the word for mothers sister is khala, i lost the k somewhere & since it's been lala!) my lala would send send me elaborate cards (some were even embroidered) this was my favorite winter tradition. the week before and after valentines day, i would wait for the post and when it arrived, the smiles were wide and the excitement lasted for weeks. share some love with this quick and simple hazelnut cookie recipe!

prep time: 10 min

cook time: 10- 12min

yields: 10-12 cookies

ingredients:

1 cup of your choice of hazelnut spread (i used nutella!)
3 eggs
1 cup of flour

directions:

preheat oven to 350 degrees.
line a baking pan with a strip of parchment paper.
in a mixing bowl, combine the nutella, eggs and flour.
make shapes of the batter and set the cookie batter to bake for 6 min
depending on the density of the cookies and your preference adjust the remaining time.
voila (!) delicious and easy cookies.
add jam/jelly preserves or ice cream as a topping! (i used a raspberry-lemon preserve i had on hand.)