Cashew Sugar Cookies
- Ready In:
- 43mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
42 cookies
- Serves:
- 21
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup ground lightly salted cashews or 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1⁄2 cup vegan butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- granulated sugar (topping) or coarse sugar (topping)
- whole cashews (topping, about 42 nuts) or blanched whole almond, toasted (topping, about 42 nuts)
directions
- Go ahead and toast the whole cashews or almonds if not already done. Place on shallow baking pan and bake for 5-10 minutes at 350F until light golden brown, stirring if needed.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, ground nuts, the 1/4 cup granulated sugar, and the brown sugar. Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until it forms fine crumbs. Form the mixture into a ball and knead gently until smooth.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll dough until 1/4 inch thick. Using a 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter cut into desired shapes. Place 1 inch apar on ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with additional sugar and press a whole nut in the center of each cookie.
- Bake in a 375F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack & cool.
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