You can always tell when a new cookie recipe is a hit in our house because the batch doesn't last until the next day. Katie was inspired to do some baking yesterday afternoon, and when I went to sneak a cookie to enjoy with my morning tea, this lone specimen was all that remained (Liam snagged it right after I took the picture, so now I'm sadly cookie-less. Time to do some baking myself, I think.)
No matter how busy life is, we like to have a nice family meal together on Sunday, and last night I cooked up some of this amazing pudding for dessert. While the pudding was still hot off the stove, I put one of these cookies in the bottom of each bowl, and then poured that chocolatey goodness over top. Oh, Yum. If you would like some of this richness in your own life, here is the cookie recipe, from one of my favourite cookbooks, Not Just Beans.
Walnut Butter Cookies
1 cup butter
6 Tbsp sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup walnuts
powdered sugar
Cream butter and sugar together. Add flour, vanilla and nuts. Roll into walnut-sized balls onto a greased cookie sheet and lightly flatten. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, place on waxed paper and sprinkle with or roll in powdered sugar. Makes 3 dozen.
These look like a cookie my Mom always makes at Christmas time - Russian Tea Cakes! I'll have to see if I still have her recipe and compare...
Posted by: S/V Mari Hal-O-Jen | April 04, 2011 at 10:08 PM
These cookies sound yummy, kind of like my fave pecan cookies from Martha Stewart's recipe :)
Posted by: erin | April 05, 2011 at 12:40 AM