Nan-E Gerdui - Traditional Persian Walnut Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 egg yolks
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons ground pistachios (for decoration)

Preparation

In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until creamy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and walnuts. Beat thoroughly for a few minutes with a wooden spoon.
Preheat oven to 300\u00b0F Grease a cookie sheet. Drop batter by the teaspoonful on the sheet, leaving about 2 1/2 inches between cookies. Decorate each one with ground pistachios.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes in the center of the oven. Remove the cookies from the oven and cool. Lift the cookies off the sheet.
Arrange the cookies on a serving dish. Nush-e Jan!