Walnut Crumbles

By Mariya • December 17, 2009 • 0 Comments

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Author Notes: These are very light and airy, little bites. I like to make them into small boomerangs (~1 inch) for a one to two bite snack. Layered in a box with colored tissue paper, these make a really cute holiday gift. I've made these in letter shapes as well-for a birthday gift. Simply shape the dough into letters and spell out the name of the person you're gifting to! As an alternative, use walnuts or hazelnuts. - Mariya

Serves ~30 boomerang shaped cookies

1/2 cup butter-melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon dark rum
1 cup flour
1.5 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup walnuts-finely chopped
1 teaspoon cinnamon
cooking spray
1/2 cup powdered sugar

Mix the butter, vanilla, and rum.
Add flour, sugar, nuts, and cinnamon to the butter mixture and incorporate well to form a soft dough.
Roll the dough into a log and cut ~1 inch pieces. Shape them into little angles (aka boomerangs). You can also play around with the shapes-creating circles, dots, or letters!
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and arrange the cookies. Bake at 400F until the cookies begin to brown (~10-12 minutes).
Allow to cool (otherwise the powdered sugar will simply melt and be a blob on your cookies)!
Only once cooled well, using a sifter, sprinkle powdered sugar on top of the cookies and enjoy!