You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cashew Cookies It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.
Instructions
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Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
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Oven
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Pulse 1/2 cup nuts in a food processor until finely chopped, being careful not to process to a paste, then transfer to a large shallow baking pan. Toast nuts, stirring every 2 minutes to prevent edges from burning, until pale golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely in pan.
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Toast
Nuts
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Food Processor
Baking Pan
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Whisk together flour and cornstarch in a bowl.
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Corn Starch
All Purpose Flour
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Whisk
Bowl
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Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes in a stand mixer or 5 with a handheld.
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Butter
Sugar
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Hand Mixer
Stand Mixer
Bowl
5
Add toasted ground nuts and salt and beat until combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour mixture and mix just until a dough forms.
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Dough
All Purpose Flour
Nuts
Salt
6
Form dough into a rectangular block and roll out between 2 (12-inch-long) sheets of parchment with a rolling pin into a 10- by 8-inch rectangle.
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Dough
Roll
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Rolling Pin
7
Chill dough in parchment on a baking sheet until firm, about 10 minutes.
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Dough
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Baking Sheet
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Meanwhile, coarsely chop remaining 1/4 cup nuts.
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Nuts
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Discard top sheet of parchment and sprinkle dough with coarsely chopped nuts.
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Dough
Nuts
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Bake until golden, 14 to 16 minutes.
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Oven
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Transfer shortbread to a rack and cool completely, then break into rough shapes with your hands.
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Shortbread Cookies
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· Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 1 week.·For a neater-looking cookie, cut shortbread, while still hot, into 8 (roughly 8- by 1 1/2-inch) cookies with a pizza/pastry wheel or sharp large knife.
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