WALNUT ROUNDS

      Who likes walnut ?My mother like it very much as walnut is good for her, she has diabetes, and this nut are help to maintain her blood sugar level .But not only walnut can help diabetes patient there is a lot of food that  we eat can help for this diseases ,. Not only that walnut is  a great  source of antioxidant , its also packed with omega -3 fatty acids ,.
And check it out walnut can help us to deal with STRESS - witch we experienced that everyday ,.
'' I have a good recipe  for this delightful nut  , that you would fall in love with the taste of this ' walnut rounds'nutty texture , not to sweet just enough,and if you're looking for crunchy cookies this will be you were looking for. 
Please check and try making this healthy treats for your afternoon tea .


                                   


                          ''WALNUT ROUNDS''

      Ingredients:
                     1 1/2 cup toasted walnut 
                                   1/2 cup ( 1 stick ) butter cut into pieces
                                   2/3 cup white sugar( use splenda for healthy purpose)
                                   1/2 tsp baking soda
                                   1/2 tsp baking powder
                                   1 large egg
                                   1 tsp vanilla extract
                                   1 1/2 cup all purpose flour


         Preparation:

                 Place nuts in food processor cover .Process by pulsing with on/off action                      until paste form ( affair grainy texture).
                Add butter, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, process until combined . Add egg                 and vanilla ;process again until completely combined.Transfer to a large mixing                     bowl cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm.
                Heat oven to 375 F .
                Shape dough into 1 inch ball . Roll in additional granulated sugar. Place ,inches   
                apart ,on greased baking pan or use baking paper for cookie. Flatten slightly with 
                bottom of glass .
                 Baked 10 minutes or until lightly browned .Cool for 2 minutes ;remove from baking pan .
                 Cool on wire racks,



                Makes :40 cookies . Preparation time:1 1/2 hour including chilling  
                                              Cooking time: 10 min.


            Note,and tips'-  I used splenda sweeter for this recipe but regular sugar can taste 
                                     better.