Cashew Nut Cookies

This is one hell of a luxury crunchy cookies that you must have for festivals.  Its yummy and delicious, so easy to make!

So delicious and addictive!! 

CASHEW NUTS COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:-

(A)

200g Butter / Margerine

80g powder sugar

(B)

1 egg yolk

1/2tsp vanilla

1/4tsp salt

(C)

280g super all-purpose flour (sift)

20g corn starch / custard powder (sift)

1/2tsp baking powder (sift)

150g Roasted cashew nuts ( Roast nuts 180c for 10 minutes, ground with food processor, set aside )

2 egg yolks ( egg wash )

Cashew nuts for topping ( raw )   

Cookies cutter

METHOD:-

* Beat (A) until light and fluffy.  Add in (B) beat until all combine.

* Add (C) flour, corn starch/custard powder, BP mix with a mixer until all combine, fold in 150g ground cashew nuts with a mixer to mix well.

* On a working table.  Place a layer of cling wrap on work area.  Place dough on cling wrap.  roll with rolling pin thickness of 1/2cm thick, cut dough with cookies cutter of your desire shape.  

* Place on a baking tray that has already line grease paper.

* Press halve cashew nut on top of cookie, brush with egg wash.

* Bake at 180c for 25 - 30 minutes. ( for 2nd or last tray might need to cut down few minutes the duration of baking as the oven is hot might burn cookies easily )

* When cookies are done, remove from oven, transfer to wire rack to cool and store in airtight container.