Cut Out Sugar Cookie with Nuts
Ingredients
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup walnuts, processed in a food processor
- ½ cup pecans, , processed in a food processor
- additional crushed nuts, for topping (optional)
- additional sugar, for topping the cookies (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until smooth, about 3 minutes. 2. Add the vanilla, milk, and egg, and continue to combine with the mixer, 1 minute. 3. In a food processor, grind walnuts and pecans until they are completely fine ground. 4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk ground nuts, flour and baking powder until well combined. Gradually fold into wet ingredients until a dough forms. Divide dough into 2 round (roughly 5”) discs and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. 5. Preheat oven to 350. Roll dough on floured surface until ¼” thick. 6. Cut shapes and transfer to parchment lined sheet and bake 10-13 minutes until edges are lightly browned. (dough re-rolls well, so use those scraps!) 7. Optional: Once cookies have cooled completely, ice with your favorite cookie icing, if desired. If you’re like me, and don’t feel like making icing, use Wilton Icing.