Ingredients

The following ingredients have 25 Servings
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ¼ cup almond meal or flour
  • ¼ cup cashew meal or flour
  • ½ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon butter extract (optional)
  • cashews (to decorate the cookies)
  • almonds (to decorate the cookies)

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In the steel bowl of your stand mixer or using hand mixer cream together the butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add the all purpose flour in 2 parts and mix until fully incorporated. Also add the butter extract.
  • Add the almond flour, cashew flour, salt and mix till the mixture comes together as a dough.
  • Wrap the dough with a cling sheet and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
  • Sprinkle some flour on a flat surface or wooden floor and shape the dough like a flat disc.
  • Using a roller, roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutter.
  • Press a cashew and an almond each on alternate cookies (optional).
  • Place the cookies in a baking tray and bake at 350 F degrees for 20-25 minutes or till light they are golden brown from sides and also from the bottom.
  • Place on wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store the cookies in an airtight container.