Pine Nut Cookies Recipe

Pine Nut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

• ¾ cup pine nuts
• 1 cup vegan margarine, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F
2. Finely grind 1/2 cup of the pine nuts and set aside
3. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy
4. Beat in the vanilla and set aside
5. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, salt and baking powder
6. Add the flour mixture to the sugar-margarine mixture
7. Add the ground pine nuts to the dough, mixing well
8. Drop the dough, 1 teaspoonful at a time, 2 inches apart, onto an ungreased baking sheet, pressing a few of the remaining 1/4 cup pine nuts into the top of each cookie
9. Bake until a light golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes
10. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before carefully transferring to a wire rack to cool completely
11. Store in an airtight container

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