Cashew-Lemon Shortbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup roasted cashews
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
additional sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0. Place cashews in food processor; process until finely ground. Add butter, sugar, lemon extract and vanilla; process until well blended. Add flour; process using on/of pulses until dough is well blended and forms ball.
Shape dough in 1 1/2-inch balls; roll in additional sugar. Place about 2-inches apart on ungreased baking sheet; flatten slightly with bottom of glass dipped in sugar.
Bake 18 minutes or just until set and edges are slightly browned. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely.