Cashew Sugar Cookies

Name: Cashew Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 42 cookies, 21 serving(s)
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)

Submitted by Mindelicious

"These cookies are similiar to shortbread and go great with just about anything, anytime! Have them with juice, tea, or coffee, morning, noon, or night!!"

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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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<p>I am originally from Lancaster, PA but left about 7 years ago when I joined the Air Force. I served 6 years and during that time I met my amazingly perfect husband, Seth. We got married on a spur of the moment thing in Hawaii and have been absolutely in love since <3. We are currently in Guam while he is finishing his enlistment in the Navy.</p> <p>I absolutely love to cook, collect recipes, and experiement with new ingredients. I enjoy gardening, sunbathing, yoga, eating lots of fruit, reading, painting, and researching healthy living.</p>

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