Nut Horns #

Makes ~3 dozen cookies

Ingredients #

Dough #

• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter
• 3 oz. cream cheese
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• Flour for rolling out dough

Filling #

• 1 cup ground walnuts
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Equipment Needed #

• Stand mixer
• 1 cup measuring cup
• 1/2 cup measuring cup
• 1/4 cup measuring cup
• 1/2 tsp. measuring spoon
• 1/4 tsp. measuring spoon
• Cling wrap

Instructions #

Dough #

• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Beat together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until creamy. Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract, beat until well-blended.
• Slowly stir in the flour mixture.
• Divided the dough into 3 equal portions and shape into a disk. Wrap each disk in cling wrap. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Filling #

• Beat egg white until frothy.
• Mix in the ground walnuts and granulated sugar until well-combined.
• Set aside until ready to roll the cookies.

Rolling and baking #

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Roll out each dough disk to a 6-7 inch circle and spread 1/3rd of the filling onto each circle, leaving a 1/4 inch border of dough around the edge.
• Cut each disk into 12 wedges like cutting a pie.
• Roll each wedge from edge to point in center. Place point side down on baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for 12-14 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and then dust with confectioners sugar.

Notes #

• If for some reason the dough isn’t rolling, you can bake the slices at 350°F for 9-11 minutes.