Walnut Cookies

Here is another simple cookie to make and another one of my favorites.

Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups of walnuts
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks of butter, diced
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
1 cup unbleached flour

Powder sugar

Directions
Place walnuts and powder sugar into food processor, pulse to break up the nuts, then turn on the processor until nuts are finely ground. Next slowly add the butter to the food processor, pulsing to incorporate, then full on until smooth. Pour in vanilla and salt while processors is going. Now add the flour, pulsing again until dough starts to form into a ball. Remove from processor and place dough on some plastic wrap, flatten dough into a disc, wrap and chill for at least 2 hours but is best over night.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Remove dough from fridge, unwrap and working with your hand pull off small pieces of the dough and form into 1 inch balls, place the balls onto a parchment line cookie sheet flatten the ball slightly so they do not roll around the sheet. Place the balls about 2 inches apart.

Bake for about 15 minutes or until they start to golden brown around the edges. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack. While on the rack sift powdered sugar over the warm cookies. Once the cookies have completely cooled, roll the cookies in more powder sugar.

Enjoy Cooking