1/2 cup ground lightly salted cashews or 1/2 cup ground almonds
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup vegan butter or 1/2 cup margarine
granulated sugar topping or coarse sugar topping
whole cashews topping about 42 nuts or blanched whole almond toasted topping about 42 nuts
Steps:
Go ahead and toast the whole cashews or almonds if not already done Place on shallow baking pan and bake for 5-10 minutes at 350F until light golden brown stirring if needed
In a medium bowl combine flour ground nuts the 1/4 cup granulated sugar and the brown sugar Cut in the margarine with a pastry blender until it forms fine crumbs Form the mixture into a ball and knead gently until smooth
On a lightly floured surface roll dough until 1/4 inch thick Using a 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter cut into desired shapes Place 1 inch apar on ungreased cookie sheet Sprinkle with additional sugar and press a whole nut in the center of each cookie
Bake in a 375F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned Transfer to wire rack amp; cool
