Maple-Walnut Shortbread Cookies

Name: Maple-Walnut Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 1 egg yolk; 473 milliliters Gold all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon maple flavor; 0 teaspoons salt; 170 grams cup semisweet chocolate chips; 79 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters finely chopped toasted walnuts

Maple-Walnut Shortbread Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 48. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 104 calories. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of sugar, semisweet chocolate chips, maple flavor, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours.

Instructions

In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds or until smooth.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add 1/2 cup of the walnuts and the egg yolk; beat until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder, salt and maple flavor until stiff dough forms. Shape dough into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate 45 minutes.

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Baking Powder

Maple Flavoring

Egg Yolk

Walnuts

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Heat oven to 350F. Divide dough into 8 equal parts. On lightly floured surface, shape each part into a rope 12 inches long and 3/4 inch thick.

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Dough

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Oven

Cut into 2-inch lengths. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cookies about 2 inches apart; flatten slightly.

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Baking Sheet

Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

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Baking Sheet

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In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 1 minute 30 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until chips can be stirred smooth. In another small bowl, place remaining 1 cup walnuts. Dip 1/2 inch of 1 long side of each cookie into chocolate, then coat chocolate edge with walnuts.

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Chocolate Chips