Cashew Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cup finely minced cashews
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (plus extra for handling the dough)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
In a large bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and sugar; beat at high speed for appx 3 minutes with electric mixer.
Stir in cashews.
Sift flour, salt, & baking powder directly into the bowl.
Use your hands to mix the dough as quickly and efficiently as possible; form into a rough ball.
Lightly flour a clean, dry work surface; add dough and roll out to appx 1/4\" thick.
Cut into simple shapes and place them on ungreased cookie sheet. (I cut them into diamonds, similar to bakalava -- didn't want to over-work the dough by re-rolling).
Bake in center of oven for 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned on the bottom.
Cool for at least 10 minutes before eating.