HOW TO MAKE VANILLA COOKIES " VANILICE" / Vlada's original recipe

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Almonds are a healthier nut option; sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

apricot jam

🥗Healthier: fruit preserves

💰Cheaper: homemade jam

Fruit preserves can be lower in sugar; homemade jam can save costs.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean adds natural flavor; essence is often cheaper.

Start with 4 sticks of unsalted room-temperature butter.

Add 1 cup of powdered sugar to the butter and mix well together.

Add the zest and juice of 1/2 a lemon to the mixture.

Add 1 teaspoon of real vanilla extract.

Incorporate 2 cups of ground walnut into the mixture, using a food processor or walnut grinder.

Gradually add 5 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, starting with 2 cups and mixing well.

Continue adding flour until you bring in about 4 cups, then add an additional 1 and 1/2 cups by using your hands to work it into the dough.

Once the dough has a nice texture, let it sit in the fridge for 6 to 8 hours (or as long as it takes to make an espresso).

After chilling, separate the dough into 4 equal parts.

Roll out the dough and use a gadget to cut out circles from the dough.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake the cookies for about 18 minutes.

After baking, let the cookies cool before applying a small amount of jam in between each cookie.

Use rose hip jam or apricot jam as a filling.

Finish by rolling the cookies in powdered sugar.

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