Pine Nut Cookies

Source:BBC Good Food Magazine

Makes about 18 biscuits

Plain flour-250 g

Butter-175 g softened

Golden Granulated Sugar-140 g

Egg-1

Pine nuts-50 g, plus a few extra

Baking powder-1 tsp

Grated nutmeg-1/2 tsp

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degree celsius.Grease and line a baking sheet.

Toast the pinenuts in a dry pan for 1 to 2 minutes,set aside.

Cream the butter and sugar well, add the grated nutmeg, stir the egg into it.

Sift the flour and baking powder into it, make it into a dough, mix the nuts with this dough,saving some for later.Wrap the dough in a cling film and chill for 30 minutes.

Take walnut size piece of the dough,press it lightly to 5 cm round and press 2 pinenuts on top of it.

Bake for 15 minutes until pale and golden,transfer to a wire rack to cool.Sprinkle with sugar and serve.