Best Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies Recipes

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DUTCH CARAMEL CASHEW COOKIES



Dutch Caramel Cashew Cookies image

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.

Provided by blucoat

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 32m

Yield 18 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 pinch cream of tartar
1/2 cup finely chopped roasted cashews (salted or unsalted) or 1/2 cup raw cashews (salted or unsalted)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (can increase this to 1 tsp, if you like)
1 cup flour

Steps:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.2, Fat 7.2, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 24.1, Sodium 61.3, Carbohydrate 15.8, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 9.5, Protein 1.5

DUTCH CARAMEL CASHEW COOKIES



DUTCH CARAMEL CASHEW COOKIES image

Categories     Cookies     Dessert

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 c sugar
2 tbsp water
pinch cream of tartar
1/2c finely chopped raw cashews
1/2 c butter
1/3 c sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c flour

Steps:

  • Make cashew praline: In a heavy skillet cook 1/2 cup sugar with 2 tablespoons water and a pinch of 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. Stir in quickly 1/2 cup finely chopped raw 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. In a bowl beat 1 stick or 1/2 cup butter with 1/3 cup sugar until it is creamy. Beat in 1 egg yolk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 1 cup flour and two-thirds of the chopped praline and form the mixture into a dough. Form the dough into cylinders 2 1/2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide and put them about 2 inches apart on a lightly buttered cookie sheet. Sprinkle the cylinders with the remaining praline and bake them in a moderate oven (350° F.) for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they are 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. Makes about 18 cookies.

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