Walnut Sugar Cookies

Name: Walnut Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 3 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup ground walnuts; 1 teaspoon baking powder

When we were growing up, my mother made sugar cookies dotted with ground walnuts as a special treat to welcome us home from school. —Debbie Miller, La Verne, California

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
3 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup ground walnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, walnuts and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll.
Preheat oven to 375°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Freeze option: Freeze cookies, layered between waxed paper, in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

Originally published as Rich Walnut Sugar Cookies in Ultimate Cookie Swap 2015