Spiced Walnut Shortbread Cookies
These spiced walnut shortbread cookies are the highlight of my weekend. I am having the kind of weekend that needs a highlight.
These cookies are the result of walnuts, soft butter, and some fragrant spices. A walnut nankhatai of sorts.
Delicate, gently spiced, with a soft melt in your mouth texture these cookies are my new best fried. Also, you want salted butter if you have it.
More about these Spiced Walnut Shortbread Cookies
These delicate and ridiculously easy cookies are perfect paired with tea or coffee. Perfectly timed, as I have been drinking cups of ginger tea and watching the rain. I am not sure what I have done with my kindle. Similar cookies on this site include Fragrant Almond Shortbread Cookies and Semolina and Almond Cookies
Due to all the children’s allergies, I work less with walnuts. However, these walnuts from CA walnuts made me create this recipe.
With being at home, having a sweet snack on hand has almost become the norm. As I was struggling between the idea of what to make, these cookies emerged. A very good use of the last of my maple syrup. These are a New Style Indian cookie. Like so much of my cooking there is always some New York in harmony with India.
The combination of ground star anise and ginger gives them a nice perk. Very delicate, yet it marries beautifully with the soft mellow notes of the walnut. The cookies are relatively small, offering you the perfect delicate little snack when you need it the most.
And now Monday, here we come.
A delicate and gently spiced cookie, this shortbread is easy to put together and perfect for an anytime treat.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup California Walnuts, plus a handful to garnish
- 8 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 tablespoons fine semolina
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground star anise or ginger
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (you can add some sugar if you want this sweeter)
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Place the walnuts in a food processor and process to a fine powder.
- Add in the butter, fine semolina, all purpose flour, ground ginger, ground star anise and the maple syrup and pulse a few times until the mixture binds well.
- Shape into small balls, dimple the center and place a few walnut pieces.
- Place in the oven and bake until fragrant and pale golden. About 15 minutes.
- Cool slightly and enjoy warm or cold.