German Walnut Shortbread Cookies recipe
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature ¾ cup confectioners' sugar 4 teaspoons confectioners' sugar 1 egg yolk 1 pinch salt 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¾ cup chopped walnuts 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Nutrition Info
- 45.4 caloriescarbohydrate: 4.3 gcholesterol: 7.9 mgfat: 3 gfiber: 0.2 gprotein: 0.6 gsaturatedFat: 1.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 4.4 mgsugar: 1.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions German Walnut Shortbread Cookies
Directions
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Beat 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add 3/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons confectioner's sugar, egg yolk, and salt, beat until smooth. Knead in 2 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour and 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons walnuts.
Shape dough into 2-inch thick rolls and press them into rectangles using a flat item like a cutting board (they should look like oversized butter sticks). Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cut dough into thin slices and lay them on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) and bake until very lightly browned, about 5 more minutes.
Remove from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack, about 20 minutes.