Easy Holiday Cookies: Walnut Shortbread Cookies

Print the recipe here: https://www.dimitrasdishes.com/walnut-shortbread-cookie/

Ingredients
3/4 pound (340g) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (125g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (75g) confectioner's sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups (430g) all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 cups (180g) ground walnuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F, 180 C

Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper.

Add the butter, salt, vanilla, and both sugars to the bowl of a tabletop mixer that has been fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on low and then increase the speed to high. Beat for 3-4 minutes until fluffy.

Reduce the speed to low and add the flour. Beat until combined and then add the walnuts. Beat until combined and until a dough is formed.

Lightly flour your work surface and roll the dough out to a quarter inch in thickness.

Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Place the cookies on the prepared baking trays. Leave some space between each cookie so that they do not stick together during baking.

Gather the scraps together and keep rolling them out and cutting cookies until you run out of dough.

Sprinkle the tops of each cookie with granulated sugar and chill in the refrigerator or freezer for 15-20 minutes.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are golden.

Serve with Greek Coffee.

Notes
Make-Ahead Freezer Instructions: Once the cookies are shaped and on the baking trays they can be frozen up to 3 months. Wrap the trays tightly in plastic wrap or once the cookies are frozen solid transfer them to freezer-safe bags or containers.


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