Ingredients : 200 g icing sugar 250g butter 1 small egg 250g all purpose flour/plain flour 75 g cornflour 350 g cashew nuts - leave some (about 30nos.) whole cashews for garnish on cookies & chopped the rest finely. 1/4 teaspoonful of baking soda 1 to 2 egg-yolks for glazing
Method :
1) Pre-heat oven to 160 degreesC. 2) In cake mixing bowl, mix icing sugar & butter till soft and creamy. 3) Add in the baking soda and 1 small egg and continue to mix till soft & fluffy. 4) Add in the chopped cashew nuts, all purpose flour, cornflour - mix them up thoroughly. 5) Prepared a lightly greased baking tray or use a non-stick tray. 6) Using a teaspoon, scoop a little of the mixture and roll into a small ball about 2.5cm in diameter. 7) Place the 'small balls' on the tray with about 2cm spacing apart, between each cookies. When all the cookies' balls are on tray, garnish each with a cashew nut by firmly pressing down in the cookie dough. 9) Next, use a brush and glaze the egg-yolk on each cookie. 10) Bake the cookies for 10 - 12 minutes or till it's slightly golden brown. 11) Cool cookies on rack and store them in a air-tight container. The cookies tastes even better after 2-3 days.