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When I was growing up, we had a neighbor every year bring us a plate of cookies. These cookies were always on the plate. They have always been one of my favorites! There is just something about the walnut in them and how they are rolled in powdered sugar that I absolutely love! I love cookies like these because they are so great for a cookie exchange, or even for yourself! I like that they are small and cute because then I feel better about eating 5!
Rating: 5 stars Difficulty of Recipe: 2 stars
Things that I changed: I didn't toast the walnuts... but I am going to try next time!
Things that I would do differently next time: Nothing
Will i make this again? Yes
Ingredients:
2 oz Walnuts
2 Sticks Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup Flour
Powdered Sugar for coating your cookies
1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla and salt together in bowl. You have the option of toasting your walnuts until golden brown, but let them cool.
2. Place the walnuts in a food processor or blender and crush until fine. Add this mixture to the butter, sugar, and salt.
3. Add the flour slowly to the mixture and mix until combined.
4. Wrap the dough in seran wrap and put it in the fridge for 1-2 hours to chill.
5. After chilled, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Drop the dough by small scoops onto parchment lined cookie sheets. (I didn't line mine in parchment and they still turned out great.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Take them out and let them cool on a cooling rack. Once cooled, roll them in the powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Recipe from The crafted Sparrow
When I was growing up, we had a neighbor every year bring us a plate of cookies. These cookies were always on the plate. They have always been one of my favorites! There is just something about the walnut in them and how they are rolled in powdered sugar that I absolutely love! I love cookies like these because they are so great for a cookie exchange, or even for yourself! I like that they are small and cute because then I feel better about eating 5!
Things that I changed: I didn't toast the walnuts... but I am going to try next time!
Things that I would do differently next time: Nothing
Will i make this again? Yes
Ingredients:
2 oz Walnuts
2 Sticks Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 cup Flour
Powdered Sugar for coating your cookies
1. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla and salt together in bowl. You have the option of toasting your walnuts until golden brown, but let them cool.
2. Place the walnuts in a food processor or blender and crush until fine. Add this mixture to the butter, sugar, and salt.
3. Add the flour slowly to the mixture and mix until combined.
4. Wrap the dough in seran wrap and put it in the fridge for 1-2 hours to chill.
5. After chilled, preheat oven to 325 degrees. Drop the dough by small scoops onto parchment lined cookie sheets. (I didn't line mine in parchment and they still turned out great.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. Take them out and let them cool on a cooling rack. Once cooled, roll them in the powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Recipe from The crafted Sparrow
Do you have to use "unsalted" butter?
ReplyDeleteNo I have made them twice already and I used unsalted one time and salted the next. It didn't make a difference! :)
DeleteI made these for several years in a row, but used chopped pecans instead. After chilling the dough, I rolled them into crescent shapes and then baked them as stated in your recipe. They melted in your mouth! I think I'll try the walnuts this year. Thank you for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteI seriously LOVE these cookies too. Better than chocolate chip, better than peanut butter or any other cookie I can think of. These ROCK!
ReplyDeletethese look so good! and the recipe looks easy too! can't wait to try them :)
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful cookies! My mother used to make them but I haven't had any for a long time.
ReplyDeleteLove these! My mom made them every Christmas... you've inspired me to make them myself this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing :)
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My mama made these every Christmas when I was little. She called them wedding cookies...we always used pecans, but everything else is the same. The reason it calls for unsalted butter is because there is no standard for how much salt is used in butter--different brands have different amounts. This way, you can control how much salt is in a recipe and be sure it doesn't turn out too salty! Thanks so much for the recipe, I can't wait to make a batch!
ReplyDeletehow many cookies does this recipe make?
ReplyDeleteIf forgotten just how easy these are to make! My mom alsoused to make then with pecans, and shaped into crescents.
ReplyDeleteI wonder now, about trying different nuts. Almond, hazelnuts, macadamias... Cashews!