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Walnut Shortbread

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 16 wedges

Ingredients

1

1/4 cups walnuts

3

/4 cup all-purpose flour

1

/2 cup whole-wheat flour

2

/3 cup confectioners’ sugar

1

/2 teaspoon salt

1

stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted

2

tablespoons light olive or canola oil

2

teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

1

teaspoon fresh lemon juice

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour two 8-inch round cake pans; set aside. In a food processor, combine the nuts, flours, sugar, and salt; pulse until the nuts are finely ground but not oily. Add the butter, oil, lemon zest, and lemon juice; pulse until the mixture just comes together.

    Step 2

    Divide the mixture between the pans and press in until even. With a sharp knife, cut each round of dough into 8 wedges. Lightly prick the tops with the tines of a fork. Bake until set and pale tan, about 22 minutes.

    Step 3

    Transfer to a wire rack and cut through each wedge. Cool 10 minutes, then invert onto a plate and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.