Tasty: Lebanese Walnut Cookies

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Lebanese Walnut Cookies

These are so good! Little nut filled bites, with a hint of cinnamon. Translated from "Cocina Libanesa," by Anne Wilson. -canarygirl



makes: 25-30 cookies, cook time: 30 min, prep: 10 min


Cookies:
1/2 lb or 1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons orange blossom water (sub. 2 tsp vanilla instead)
2 cups flour

Filling:
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon


Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, and heat oven to 375°F.

Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add orange water (sub. 2 tsp vanilla instead) and sifted flour, and stir until the mixture forms a thick dough. Set aside.

To prepare the filling, combine the nuts, sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Form 1 inch balls with the dough, and press the center to form a dent for the filling. Fill each cookie with about a teaspoon of the filling, and place the cookies on the parchment.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden.

Cool on wire racks.