Lebanese Walnut Cookies

Submitted by canarygirl

"These are so good! Little nut filled bites, with a hint of cinnamon. Translated from "Cocina Libanesa," by Anne Wilson."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 25-30 cookies

ingredients

• Cookies

• 1⁄2 lb butter
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom water
• 2 cups flour

• Filling

• 1⁄2 cup of chopped walnuts
• 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

directions

1. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, and heat oven to 375°F.
2. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl.
3. Add orange water and sifted flour, and stir until the mixture forms a thick dough.
4. Set aside.
5. To prepare the filling, combine the nuts, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
6. Form 1 inch balls with the dough, and press the center to form a dent for the filling.
7. Fill each cookie with about a teaspoon of the filling, and place the cookies on the parchment.
8. Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden.
9. Cool on wire racks.

Reviews

[dabkeh]

Excellent!! I will try a cookie scooper or ice cream scooper next time so that they are all the same size. My mom places an almond or pine nut in middle of cookie rather then the topping. Both delicious!! Thx

 

[CinchaS]

Delicious! I didn't have any orange blossom water so I too used 2 tsp of vanilla. I sprinkled a little powdered sugar over them after they cooled for a few minutes. Thanks for a nice recipe.

 

[PetesNina]

I just made these cookies last night, and I gotta say they are fantastic! I used vanilla instead of the orange blossom water, too. I also used a large cookie scoop to make the cookies uniform. I just pushed the dough into the scoop to form a shell, put the filling in and topped with a bit more dough. I plopped them out onto a sheet and baked them as directed. They came out perfectly shaped! Thank you for sharing this recipe!

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

Oh wow...these were just wonderful cookies Canarygirl! I whipped them up this afternoon, and used 2 tsp vanilla as a replacement for the orange blossom water, prepared them as directed, that filling in the cookie is to die for! I might have put more than 1 tsp filling in each cookie, oh well, I don't mind LOL!!, I ended up making another batch of these, and I doubled the filling ingredients, so I could have more filling in the cookie... they were so delicious, I will send some home with my DS tonight...These were very simple to prepare with outstanding results, I just love this cookie, and look forward to making these again! thanks so much Canarygirl for sharing such a wonderful recipe...Kitten:)

 

[MEAN CHEF]

These cookies are yummy.They remind me a bit of Mexican wedding cakes. Very simple to make and assemble.