HOLIDAY COOKIES ~ ARMENIAN GATA WALNUT COOKIES

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

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

walnuts

🥗Healthier: almonds

💰Cheaper: pecans

Almonds are lower in calories and pecans can be more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia reduces calories significantly, while brown sugar can be cheaper.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: egg substitute

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative, and egg substitutes can be less expensive.

Sift 2.5 cups of all-purpose flour into a bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of sugar and a pinch of salt to the flour.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder and 1 teaspoon of baking soda to the mixture.

Grate 150 grams of cold butter into the flour mixture.

Mix until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.

In another bowl, combine 1 cup of full fat Greek yogurt and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.

Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.

Knead the dough on a surface until it is smooth and not sticky.

Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a rectangle.

Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Toast 0.5 cup of walnuts in a skillet until lightly browned.

Sift 1 cup of flour into the same skillet and toast until lightly golden.

Combine toasted walnuts, 1 cup of sugar, 120 grams of soft butter, 0.5 teaspoon of cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla in a bowl to make the filling.

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