Walnut Cookies
Delicious walnut cookies that are crunchy yet creamy. Easy cookies with dough flakes, walnuts, and condensed milk cream. Individual bite-sized desserts.
Ingredients
dough-
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp vinegar
- 3 Tbsp whole milk
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
- 3/4 cups chopped walnuts
cream-
- 12 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp
- 3/4 cup condensed milk
- 2 tsp powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and remove from heat.
- Add milk into a bowl. Combine together the baking soda and vinegar and add to the milk.
- Add the melted butter and whisked egg and mix. (The butter should not be hot, just very warm.)
- Add the sifted flour and mix until well incorporated. The dough will be hard and flakey.
- Shape the dough into three large balls, and freeze on a plate lined with parchment paper for at least an hour (or overnight).
- Preheat the oven at 355°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Grate the frozen dough. Spread the grated dough evenly between the baking sheets.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. After about 15 minutes of baking, mix the flakes to ensure even baking. Bake another 10 minutes and mix again.
- (Note: Cooked flakes will have a nice golden color to them. Don’t overcook or else the flakes will burn in some areas. Let flakes cool completely before adding cream to them.)
- Blend the walnuts and add to cooled flakes and mix.
- Cream the butter and mix in the condensed milk.
- In a bowl, combine the dough flakes and the cream and stir until well combined.
- Tightly form 24 balls out of the mixture. For easier assembly work with damp hands.
- Refrigerate for at least an hour, or overnight. Dust tops of balls with powdered sugar before serving.
- Enjoy.