Description
Pine Nut Shortbread Cookies are buttery, tender, and filled with lightly toasted pine nuts for a delicate nutty flavor. These easy homemade cookies melt in your mouth and pair beautifully with coffee or tea.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (70g) pine nuts, toasted
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Toast pine nuts in a dry skillet until golden and cool completely.
- Cream softened butter and sugar until smooth.
- Add vanilla extract and mix gently.
- Whisk flour and salt together, then add to butter mixture.
- Fold in toasted pine nuts.
- Shape dough into a log, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.
- Slice into rounds and place on lined baking sheet.
- Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 15–18 minutes until lightly golden.
- Cool and dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
Chill dough before baking for best texture. Do not overmix. Store cookies in an airtight container for up to one week. Freeze dough for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg