Walnut Cookies-Oreshki
Walnut cookies, (aka "Oreshki") continue to be a treat in the Russian culture, they're that good! Buying a good mold and making this crisp, 4 ingredient shortbread cookie dough should complete your search to the perfect walnut cookie! Find out all about the walnut cookie molds and more, here!
Ingredients
- COOKIE DOUGH:
- 4 sticks plus 3 TBSP of unsalted butter, softened (that's 500 grams of butter)
- 6 hard-boiled egg yolks, grated
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- FILLING:
- 1 1/2 cans of dulce de leche
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 4 oz soft cream cheese
- 1 TBSP apricot preserves
Instructions
- Beat together the cooked grated egg yolks, softened butter, and sugar. Add the flour and knead together until a soft dough forms. (Dough should resemble a soft play-dough like dough and not stick to your fingers.)
- Shape dough into little balls using a teaspoon measuring scoop. Press the balls into the oven mold and bake cookies 25 minutes in a preheated 375°F oven.
- Let cookies cool 3 minutes before removing from the mold (these are fragile when hot but once slightly cooled they harden.) Repeat process.
- TO MAKE FILLING: Beat together all the filling ingredients just until combined.
- Fill each cookie half with the filling and join every two shells together. Chill after assembling and dust with powdered sugar for garnish.
Notes
When cookies are fresh out of the oven they are very fragile and soft but as they cool they harden, thus it is best to allow them to cool slightly in the molds before removing.
The recipe calls for hard-boiled egg yolks ONLY. Not sure what it does but these cookies turn out super tender. Grate only the cooked yolks for the recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Walnut Cookies-Oreshki
Serving Size
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
140
% Daily Value*
Fat
8.2
g
13
%
Saturated Fat
5.1
g
32
%
Cholesterol
39
mg
13
%
Sodium
65
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
14.8
g
5
%
Fiber
0.2
g
1
%
Sugar
9.3
g
10
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
