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Ingredients
- 3/4 c. Walnuts
- 8 Tbsp. Sweet butter, softened
- 3/4 c. Sugar
- 2 x Large eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp. Cognac or possibly brandy
- 2 c. Plus
- 2 Tbsp. Flour
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/4 tsp Salt
Method
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Toast the walnuts in a baking pan for 5 min.
- Let cold and chop them coarse.
- Reduce the oven to 325.
- Cream the butter with the sugar in a large bowl.
- Beat in the Large eggs and mix well.
- Add in the vanilla and Cognac.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking pwdr, and salt.
- Add in to the butter mix with the minced nuts.
- Stir just till combined.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into cylinders about 1-1/2 inches wide and 12 inches long.
- Place on a baking sheet about 2-/12 inches apart and bake for about 25 min, till lightly browned on top.
- Remove from the oven and let cold for about 5 min.
- Carefully remove the cylinders to a cutting board.
- Slice the cookies about 1/2 inch wide on the diagonal.
- Return them to the baking sheet, the cut surfaces down.
- Bake for 5-10 min, till the tops are lightly browned.
- Let cold and store in an airtight container.
- NOTE: It is also delicious to add in about 2 tsp.
- of anise seed to the dough!
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