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Walnut Coffee Cookies

Walnut Coffee Cookies Recipe

These delicious cookies have a wonderful texture -- somewhat sandy, like a rich shortbread cookie, but a little more crunchy-firm, almost like biscotti. The walnuts play a starring role, appearing in the dough and as a rolled-in coating. Frankly, these are perhaps more of an adult cookie than one kids will clamor for, because they're a tad less sweet than many cookies. But that's not necessarily a bad thing, is it?
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Prep Time 2 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine International
Servings 2 dozen
Calories 149.1 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 teaspoons ground coffee, finely ground (use the blender to reduce the ground coffee to the proper consistency if needed, you may use less fo)

Instructions
 

  • Combine 1 1/4 cups of the walnuts, the flour, baking powder, and salt in a food processor.
  • Pulse the machine repeatedly until the nuts are chopped into very fine pieces.
  • Set aside.
  • Finely chop the remaining nuts by hand and set them aside in a small bowl.
  • Using an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth, gradually adding the sugar. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla and coffee.
  • Add the dry mixture to the creamed ingredients, stirring the dough with a wooden spoon until evenly combined.
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  • Adjust one oven rack so it is in the center position.
  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Get out 1 or 2 large baking sheets and butter them lightly or line with parchment.
  • Pinch off pieces of dough and roll into balls 1 1/4-inches in diameter.
  • Roll in the finely chopped nuts and place on the cookie sheet/s, leaving a little room between them.
  • Bake -- one sheet at a time -- for 16 to 18 minutes, until firm to the touch.
  • Cool briefly on the sheet, then transfer to a cooling rack to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container.

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Nutrition

Serving: 29gCalories: 149.1kcalCarbohydrates: 12.6gProtein: 2.5gFat: 10.5gSaturated Fat: 3.1gCholesterol: 17.9mgSodium: 59.9mgFiber: 0.8gSugar: 6.5g
Keyword < 60 Mins, Christmas, Cookie and Brownie, Dessert, For Large Groups, Fruit, Nuts
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