To this add ¼ cup of soft room temperature unsalted butter and ½ cup of whole wheat flour.
Dry roast the cashew nuts in a pan for few mins until they change turn golden and switch off. Let it cool down and the crush in a food processor. We can also toast the cashews in oven , Check the FQA's for more details.
Now add the crushed cashew nuts and vanilla extract.
Start knead the dough. If needed add 1 or 2 tbsp of milk and knead gently. Add milk only if needed else you may skip. I added 1 tbsp of Milk.
The cookie dough is now ready. Cling wrap or transfer to a closed bowl and refrigerate for 30 mins.
Bake the cookies
Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Divide the dough into equal sized portions and shape the cookies. This is to ensure equal sizes cookies. Equal sized cookies gets baked uniformly at the same time. We can also use cookie cutter and chape the cookies as needed. I am placing a cashew on top of the cookie too.
Preheat the oven for about 180 Deg / 356 F for 10 mins. Bake the cookies for about 13-15 mins in 180 deg C. Remove from the oven once the cookie turn golden brown in the bottom. This indicates the cookies are baked perfect. Let the cookies cool completely and the transfer to air tight containers.
Notes
Expert Tips
Baking time as it may vary from oven to oven , So check the oven maula or more detailed instructions.
I am using OTG for baking , you can also try the same in conventional oven. However this will not work in microwave only oven.
The cookies appear soft immediately when they are out of the oven. However they get crisp once they cool down.
Wait till the cookies cool down completely and then store them in an air tight container.
We can also replace Cashew with any other nuts or assorted nuts of choice.
We can also add badam and pistachios along with cashew to make the cookies richer.
Prefect for the evening with a cup of Ginger tea .This will be a very good after school snack for kids.
Serving SuggestionsCashew nut cookies goes well as a snack by itself. But it can be wholesome if you serve with some hot Tea or Milk.Storing OptionsOnce the cookies cool down completely we can store them in any airtight container. Cookies stay fresh for up to 1 week. No need to refrigerate.