Italian Walnut Shortbread Cookies Recipes

ITALIAN WALNUT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat your butter and sugar together in a large bowl until fluffy. Add your vanilla and blend in well.
• 2. In seperate bowl sift your flour and baking soda together. Add this to the butter mix and mix in just until incorporated.
• 3. Stir in ground walnuts by hand.
• 4. Roll dough into a ball and place in bowl covered with saran wrap. Refrigerate for at least two to three hours
• 5. Once dough has been refrigerated. Roll it out onto a floured surface to about 1/4 inch in thickness. Using your favorite cookie cutters cut dough into shapes.
• 6. Place shaped dough onto cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. and bake in preheated 300 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cookies should not be allowed to brown up.
• 7. Remove from oven and cool. Once cool you can drizzle with chocolate, dip half in chocolate or dip entire cookie. Or simply eat them as is!

WALNUT SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Resift the flour with the baking powder.
• Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the flour mixture.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
• Roll out onto floured board to 1/4" thickness. Cut into any shape.
• Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• Make 2 to 2 1/2 dozen delicious cookies.