Pine Nut Cookies
Serves: 6
Catharine Rutherford
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
42
Spice
56
Sweetness
50
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 tsp
Fennel Seed (ground)1 tsp
Salt1 large
Egg1.25 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 cup
Pine NutDirections:
1
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, fennel seed, and salt in a large bowl until light and fluffy
2
Beat in the egg
3
Add the flour and mix just until blended
4
Transfer the dough to a sheet of plastic wrap
5
Shape the dough into an 8-inch-long log
6
Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours
7
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
8
Line heavy large baking sheets with a silpat or parchment paper
9
Cut the dough log crosswise into 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick slices
10
Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheets, spacing evenly apart
11
Press the pine nuts decoratively atop the cookies
12
Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges, about 15 minutes