The Best Walnut Cookie Recipe

commonly translated as walnut cookies, walnut cakes, and walnut pastries, is a type of cookie originated from Cheonan, South Korea. It is also known by the name hodo-gwaja in and outside Korea.

It is a walnut-shaped baked confection with red bean paste filling, whose outer dough is made of skinned and pounded walnuts and wheat flour. Ones that are made in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, are called “Cheonan hodu-gwaja” and are a local specialty.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chocolate sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, and baking soda. Add the egg, vanilla, and butter; mix until dough forms. Stir in the chopped walnuts. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Step 3
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges are golden brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Cover cookies with chocolate sauce when the cookies cold.