Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

2/3 cup sugar

1 stick butter (8 TBS)

2 eggs

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder 

1 beaten egg white 

Nutella as needed

Directions:

Beat eggs and sugar until fully combined. 

Cut butter into 

small chunks and add to the egg mixture.

Add salt and baking powder.

Mix well until butter is no longer in chunks.

Add flour, a little at a time.

If dough is sticky, add a little more flour.

The above steps can be done with a mixer.

Turn dough onto a clean and floured surface.

Knead quickly to form a dough ball that looks smooth.

Wrap in plastic film and rest in refrigerator for about an hour.

Preheat oven at 375F.

When dough is ready, remove from fridge and cut it in two equal parts. 

Make sure your working surface is floured.

Using a rolling pin dusted with flour, roll out first piece of dough into a circle about 1/8 inch thick.

Cut out 3” circles.

Remove extra dough and set aside.

Place a teaspoon of Nutella in the center of HALF the circles, leaving the other half for the top.

Lightly moisten the outer edges of each circle that has Nutella with some egg white.

Gently place a plain circle over a filled one and seal edges by pressing lightly to seal edges with fingertips or a fork.

Repeat until all dough is used.

Brush tops with egg white and sprinkle with sparkling sugar.

Bake at 375F for about 20 minutes or until bottoms are golden.

Allow to cool before serving since Nutella will be scalding hot.

Makes about 20 bundles.

TIPS:

I use a stand mixer for the dough but you can easily make it by hand. Just make sure to knead it well until smooth and elastic.

You can substitute water for the egg white but some bundles may open at the seams. Also, do not overfill with Nutella. A little goes a long way.

Reuse the extra dough after you cut out the circles by kneading it back into a ball. Roll out and repeat until gone.