1/2 cup finely-chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup vegetable shortening ie Crisco
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I use 1 cup all-purpose and 1/2 cup white whole wheat
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift powdered sugar into a shallow bowl; stir in the nuts, and set aside.
Beat shortening, butter, cream cheese, and sugar together in a bowl until the mixture is creamy and thoroughly blended. Mix in the extracts, and flour; stir to combine.
Scoop up dough by rounded tablespoons, and roll into balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place the balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies turn slightly golden at the edges, about 6 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for about 1 minute, then roll in the powdered sugar-nut mixture while still a little warm.
This basic recipe is from Delish with some adjustments to suit me.
The photo is a file photo.
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