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Maple Walnut Shortbread
National Cookie Day sneaked past me yesterday while I was out doing my Christmas shopping. Not to worry though, these cookies are tasty every day! I haven’t had shortbread in years and this maple walnut shortbread was delicious with my cup of morning tea. It’s so simple too – you could easily whip these up on short notice as a tasty gift or when company arrives unexpectedly and you’d like something sweet and flaky to serve with hot beverages. The maple extract adds amazing flavor your guests will love!
Maple Walnut Shortbread
1/2 Cup of Dairy Free Butter
1/3 Cup of Powdered Sugar
1/2 teaspoon of Pure Maple Extract
1/4 teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Sea Salt
1 1/2 Cups of Mama’s Almond Blend All Purpose Gluten Free Flour
For The Frosting:
1 1/4 Cups of Powdered Sugar
1 teaspoon of Pure Maple Extract
Pinch of Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons of Almond Milk
1/4 Cup of Finely Chopped Walnuts
Preheat oven to 325 degrees
For the shortbread, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the extracts, sea salt, and flour and blend on low just until incorporated and the dough comes together. Lightly flour a piece of parchment, pat the dough into a circle, and roll the dough into about an 8 inch circle, smoothing the edges with your fingers. Using a sharp knife, cut the dough into 16 triangles. Press a fork lightly along the edges. I also used a scalloped cookie cutter for more design on top of the cookie. (Or you can use cookie cutters and cut out shapes, or roll the dough into a rectangle and cut squares…)
Transfer the shortbread dough WITH the parchment onto a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and run a sharp knife down the previous cuts. Let the shortbread cool completely, then move to a wire cooling rack for frosting.
For the frosting, whisk the sugar, extract, sea salt, and almond milk until smooth and of drizzling consistency. Drizzle each cookie and sprinkle with walnuts one at a time (otherwise the drizzle will set and the nuts won’t stick).
Serve with hot tea, coffee, or hot buttered rum (recipe coming soon!).
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