Baci di Dama (Italian Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies) A bacio di dama is two small domes of hazelnut shortbread joined by a disc of dark chocolate, and there is nothing else in it. No cream, no filling to speak of, no decoration, no icing sugar over the top. The whole cookie weighs about 12 grams and takes four ingredients in the dough and one in the middle, which means there is no component anywhere that can carry a mistake for you. The dough is the reason the cookie is difficult