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Shortbread Cookies with Walnuts

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Ingredients

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  • 9 tbsp of butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 packs of vanilla sugar (or 1tsp of vanilla extract)
  • 150 ml oil
  • 100 ml water
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup of ground walnuts
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • Powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

  • Beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
  • Add oil and water.
  • Keep mixing on lowest speed.
  • In a separate bowl whisk flour and baking powder.
  • Gradually add to the butter mixture while mixing on a low speed. 
  • Add ground walnuts and mix just until ingredients are incorporated.
  • Spray tins with a little bit of oil and fill each tin.
  • Place the tins on cookie sheets and bake 22-25 minutes.
  • While still warm turn the tins upside down as it will be easier to remove the cookies from the tins.
  • Once the cookies cool down, squeeze a tin just a little and the cookie should come out easily. 
  • Roll cookies in powdered sugar.

This recipe yields 28-30 cookies.