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Swedish Heirloom Cookies with Walnuts

Name: Swedish Heirloom Cookies with Walnuts
Prep time: 00:10:00
Cook time: 00:14:00
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup (2 sticks) Nellie&#39;s Free Range Unsalted Butter, softened; Pinch of salt; 2 cups confectioners&#39; sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons water; 1 large Nellie&#39;s Free Range Egg; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped

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prep time 10 minutes

cook time 14 minutes

yield 36 cookies

Overview

For a cookie that will melt in your mouth and warm your heart, look no further.

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks) Nellie's Free Range Unsalted Butter, softened
Pinch of salt
2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 tablespoons water
1 large Nellie's Free Range Egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 1/2 cups walnuts, chopped

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper
In a bowl, cream together the softened butter, and 1 cup of confectionery sugar
Add in the flour, salt, egg, extracts, and water
Fold in the chopped nuts
Form crescents and small heaping tablespoon balls of dough on the cookie sheets- these do not spread so each sheet can fit 12-15 cookies
Bake for 13-15 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown
Roll warm cookies in confectionery sugar.
Repeat process until all cookies are baked/coated.
Enjoy!

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Linda S Suits

My mom used to bake these cookies every Wednesday night. We'd eat them while watching tv. This was in the 1950s so they bring back many memories. I still bake them once a week.

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