Walnut Cookies

Neuza Costa

2 May, 2023

With the arrival of winter and the holiday season, cookies always bring joy to the little ones. They are easy and delicious for children to get their hands on the dough. They make perfect gifts to share with friends and family. You can make this recipe with other nuts like almonds or hazelnuts. You can also change the flavor of the cookies; I chose vanilla, but you can use ginger, lemon, orange, cinnamon, or even coffee.

Ingredients

• 100 g (3.5 oz) of walnut kernels
• 100 g (3.5 oz or approximately 1/2 cup) of butter at room temperature
• 100 g (3.5 oz or approximately 1/2 cup) of brown sugar
• 200 g (7 oz or approximately 1 2/3 cups) of T55 wheat flour without baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 pinch of salt
• Chocolate chips
• White sugar for sprinkling
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract or cinnamon powder, grated ginger, or lemon zest
• Parchment paper
• Cling film

Instructions

1. 1
   In a grinder or food processor, grind the walnuts until they become a flour.

   Mark as done
2. 2
   In a bowl, place the brown sugar, butter, egg, a pinch of salt, and vanilla extract or other chosen ingredient.
   Whisk well with a wire whisk until it becomes a cream.
   Add the walnut flour and some wheat flour to the cream.
   Mix well with your hand, gradually adding the remaining flour.
   After everything is well mixed, use a spatula to form a ball and cut it in half.

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3. 3
   Place half of the dough on a sheet of cling film.
   With floured hands, shape a cylinder and wrap it tightly in the film.
   Mix the chocolate chips into the remaining dough and combine well.

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4. 4
   Place the dough on another sheet of cling film and shape another cylinder.
   Wrap it tightly and refrigerate everything for 1 hour.

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5. 5
   After the time has passed and the dough is firm, sprinkle some white sugar on the work surface.
   Remove the dough from the cling film and roll it in the sugar to coat it well.
   Cut the dough into slices about 1.5 cm (0.59 inches) thick.
   Place the dough slices on a baking tray lined with parchment paper and sprinkled with a little sugar.
   Make sure the slices are not too close together.
   Repeat the process with the other roll.

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6. 6
   Sprinkle all the dough slices with a little sugar.
   Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ºC (356 ºF) for 15 to 20 minutes until the cookies turn golden.
   After the cookies are golden, remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before serving.

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