Tuesday, 24 September 2019

Walnut Cookies (gluten free)

These cookies are very much in the shortbread style, soft and buttery. The dough is also very soft so that it can be piped, although, I have included other methods of assembling the cookies so that you can choose whichever is easiest. It is a good idea to refrigerate /freeze the cookies as this helps to stop them spreading.



Version 1



Version 2 unbaked



Version 2 baked



Version 3


Walnut Cookies (Gluten Free)
These biscuits are very easily made in a food processor. Place all ingredients except walnuts and flour and process together, and then add flour and walnut meal and pulse until the dough forms a ball
Ingredients
250 g soft butter
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder


2 cups gluten free flour
1 cup ground walnuts (approximately 1 ½ cups before grinding)

Extra icing sugar for dusting


Method
Grind walnuts, set aside.
Cream the butter and icing sugar together.
Add egg, vanilla, baking powder and mix well
Stir in flour and ground walnuts and mix well until dough forms. It will be very soft.
Follow the instructions below for shaping cookies.
Bake at 160 deg C until just starting to colour, approximately 15 minutes.
Remove cookies from oven, dust with icing sugar and allow cookies to cool on the tray.
When cool transfer to a cooling rack until completely cold. Store the cookies in an airtight container.
Version 1
Use a large star nozzle to pipe dough onto trays lined with baking paper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes as this helps prevent cookies from spreading.
Version 2
Drop heaped teaspoons of dough onto tray lined with baking paper. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes as this helps prevent cookies from spreading.
Version 3
Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes. Scoop out heaped teaspoons of dough and roll into small balls. Place on trays lined with baking paper and then flatten each ball a floured (gluten free) fork. Refrigerate again as this helps prevent cookies from spreading





A snap of me with the cookies at my recent bookmaking workshop,  thanks to Liz for the photo.

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