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Walnut Spice Cookies
Crispy, chewy and spicy with a crunch from walnuts and raw sugar, these cookies will not stay around very long!
I finely chop my walnuts, but if you prefer, you can rough chop them for a chunkier cookie and more pronounced walnut taste.
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4dozen | 20minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 8-10minutes |
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Ingredients
- 8tbsp butterunsalted, room temperature
- 8tbsp vegetable shortening
- 1 1/2cup light brown sugarmay use dark brown sugar
- 2 eggslarge, room temperature
- 2tsp vanilla extract
- 1tsp baking soda
- 1tsp baking powder
- 2 1/2 cup all purpose gluten free flour mix with xanthan gum*see note below
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1/2tsp nutmeg
- 1/4tsp allspice
- 1cup walnutschopped to preferred size
- 1/3cup raw sugarfor topping, if you don’t have raw sugar, substitute granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a stand mixer, cream butter and shortening until light and creamy.
- Add brown sugar and blend until well incorporated.
- Add eggs and vanilla and blend until well incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine baking soda, baking powder, flour, xanthan gum if needed, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice. Whisk until well combined.
- Slowly add whisked dry ingredients to the stand mixer in small batches, blending well after each addition. When all of the dry ingredients have been added, blend on medium for one minute to ensure all ingredients are incorporated.
- Add chopped walnuts to bowl and mix on low until well incorporated.
- Scoop out cookie dough by rounded teaspoon, lightly roll into a rounded shape and press top lightly into raw sugar. Place cookie on a silicone baking mat or parchment covered cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle with a colored sanding sugar for decoration before baking.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 – 10 minutes or until lightly golden and edges are set.
- Place the cookie sheet on a cooling rack for a couple of minutes to allow cookies to finish baking. Remove cookies from pan and allow to cool completely.
Recipe Notes
*If your gluten free flour mix does not contain xanthan gum, add 1 teaspoon xanthan gum to your flour mix.
To freeze cookie dough, prepare cookie as if for baking, but do not top with sugar. Measure out the individual cookies on to a cookie sheet and place cookie sheet into freezer until cookies are frozen. Remove cookies from cooking sheet and place in a plastic freezer bag until needed. To prepare, remove from freezer and place on a silicone baking mat or parchment paper covered cookie sheet. Allow fifteen minutes to come to room temperature, top with sugar before baking according to directions.
This Walnut Spice Cookies recipe is gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian.
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