Sand Tarts

These delicious little cookies are perfect for the holidays! They are made with ground nuts and have a lovely sandy texture.

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract until light.

3. Add the flour and mix until just blended then stir in chopped nuts.

4. Shape dough into a ball then flatten into a disc before wrapping in plastic wrap and refrigerating until cold..

5. Once dough is chilled, shape into 1 inch balls and place on prepared cookie sheet spacing evenly apart.

6. Bake for 20 minutes or until firm and lightly colored then transfer cookies to confectioners’ sugar while still warm and roll gently to coat evenly all over.. For an extra treat, immediately transfer cookies to plastic bag and seal (this makes the cookies sweat and form an icing). Let stand 5 minutes in the bag before transferring to rack to cool completely

Nutrition Facts

• Serving size: 1 cookie
• Calories: 107
• Fat: 10 g
• Saturated fat: 5 g
• Unsaturated fat: 3.5 g
• Trans fat: 0.2 g
• Carbohydrates: 8 g
• Sugar: 4.3 g
• Fiber: 0.4g
• Protein :1 .6

How do you bake sand cookies?

To bake sand cookies, you will need the following ingredients: -1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature -1 cup sugar -2 large eggs -1 teaspoon vanilla extract -2 cups all-purpose flour -1/4 teaspoon salt -Wax paper You will also need a mixer and a baking sheet.

Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.

2. In your mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy—this should take about 2 minutes.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the mixture and beat until combined.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Slowly add this to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined—be careful not to overmix!

5. Place spoonfuls of batter onto the prepared baking sheet; you should have around 28 cookies total. Make sure they are spaced an inch apart from each other on the baking sheet so they have room to spread while cooking in the oven later on!

6 Take a piece of wax paper and sprinkle sugar on top of it—this is what you will use to flatten out each ball of dough into a cookie shape before baking them! One by one, take each ball of dough from the baking sheet and press it down onto the wax paper sprinkled with sugar using your hand or a fork (depending on how smooth or textured you want your cookies).

How long do you cook sand tarts?

In order to cook sand tarts, you will need to shape the dough into small balls that are about the size of a walnut. Once you have done this, you can place them on cookie sheets that are lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. After that, you will need to bake them for 30 minutes.

Are sand tarts the same as sugar cookies?

Are sand tarts the same as sugar cookies? The answer is both yes and no. Sand tarts and sugar cookies are both types of cookies that are made with flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and baking powder or soda. However, there are some key differences between the two.

Sand tarts are traditionally rolled very thin – around 1/8-inch thick. This makes them more delicate than sugar cookies, which are often thicker. As a result, sand tarts can be more difficult to bake evenly and can easily be overcooked or burned if not watched carefully. Sugar cookies also tend to be less sweet than sand tarts.

So while sand tarts and sugar cookies share some similarities, there are also some important distinctions between the two types of cookies.

What temperature do you cook sand tarts?

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it with cooking spray. Place the cold dough between lightly floured sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper. Roll it out to about 1/8-inch thick.

Sand tarts are a type of cookie that is traditionally made around Christmastime. The cookies are made by pressing sandy-textured dough into small, tart-shaped molds and then baking them until they are golden brown.

There is no set temperature for cooking sand tarts, as thecooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the dough and the size of the tarts. However, generally speaking, you should cook them at a moderate temperature (around275 degrees Fahrenheit) for 10-15 minutes, or until they are golden brown.

What temperature do you bake sand tarts at?

To bake sand tarts, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream butter and 1/4 cup sugar. Add vanilla and water; mix well.

Bake on ungreased baking sheets 18 to 20 minutes. Place remaining sugar in a shallow dish. Dip the tops of the warm cookies into the sugar and set them on a wire rack to cool completely.