Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies

Per serving

131.2kcal
1.5гProteins
7.2гFats
15.8гCarbs

This is an amazing and unique cookie from a 1972 Gourmet Magazine! You can also just do the first part to make cashew praline. But when you bake the praline into the cookie, it becomes gooey and oh-so-delicious. It was recently featured as part of "Gourmet’s Favorite Cookies: 1941-2008". I think these are best with roasted and salted cashews- they add a whole new flavour dimension.

Ingredients

  • Cashew Praline
  • sugar1⁄2 cup
  • water2 tablespoons
  • cream of tartar1 pinch
  • finely chopped roasted cashews (salted or unsalted) or raw cashews1⁄2 cup
  • Cookie
  • butter, softened1⁄2 cup
  • sugar1⁄3 cup
  • egg yolk1
  • vanilla (can increase this to 1 tsp, if you like)1⁄2 teaspoon
  • flour1 cup

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1

    Make cashew praline: In a heavy skillet cook sugar with the water and cream of tartar over moderately high heat, washing down any undissolved sugar that clings to the sides of the skillet with a brush dipped in cold water, until the mixture is a light caramel. Quickly stir in cashews. Pour the praline onto a buttered piece of foil and with a buttered spatula spread it into a thin sheet. Let it cool until it hardens and chop it coarsely.

  2. 2

    In a bowl beat butter with sugar until creamy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Stir in flour and 2/3 of the chopped praline and form the mixture into a dough.

  3. 3

    Drop the dough by heaping teaspoons onto a lightly buttered baking sheet about 2 inches apart, flatten slightly and sprinkle with remaining praline. Bake at 350° F for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for about 1 minute and with a spatula remove them to a rack to cool completely.

Source: food.com
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