Walnut Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:

• Walnut Cookies:
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. ground ginger
• 1 ½ sticks unsalted butter
• 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 Tbsp. hazelnut or walnut liqueur
• Pam to spray mold
• Walnut Filling:
• 1 ½ cups ground walnuts
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 Tbsp. butter, softened
• 2 Tbsp. strong coffee

Instructions:

1. Combine flour, salt, cinnamon, and ginger with a whisk in a medium bowl, set aside. Combine butter, cream cheese, and sugars in a separate bowl and beat on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in liqueur and yolk, then add flour mixture until just combined.
2. Divide dough in half and form into 2 disks, 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour. The dough must be cold.
3. Spray Pam in the mold. Place dough in the mold firmly. Gently push edges inward a bit and using a wooden skewer, gently ease dough out of the mold. Place shells on one cookie sheet 1" apart and nut meat on another cookie sheet. Freeze for at least 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Bake shells for approximately 10-12 minutes and nut meats for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.
5. For the filling: Mix filling ingredients together well. Roll or scoop 1 tsp. of filling and place it on the flat side of a cookie, then press another cookie on top.