Pine Nuts: 101 Cookbooks Pine Nut Rosemary Shortbread Recipe - 4 pts, Carbs 13g; Fiber 1g

Pine Nuts: 101 Cookbooks Pine Nut Rosemary Shortbread Recipe - 4 pts, Carbs 13g; Fiber 1g

Serving Size : 24
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 calories LowerCarbs Veggie WW
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
2 cups white whole-wheat flour -- (or unbleached all-purpose flour)
1 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt -- scant
1 cup unsalted butter -- at room temperature
2/3 cup sugar -- (natural cane)
zest of one lemon
2/3 cup pine nuts -- toasted and loosely chopped
1 1/4 teaspoons fresh rosemary -- finely chopped

Combine flour and salt in a small bowl and whisk to combine.In a separate large bowl or stand mixer cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar and lemon zest and mix again, then add the flour mixture, nuts, and rosemary and mix until the dough goes just past the crumbly stage, and begins to really clump together (you don't want to over mix it, but under mixing will make the dough seem a bit dry, which can make it more difficult to handle). Turn the dough out onto a floured work s(natural cane) urface. Knead the dough just once or twice to bring it together, then divide it into a ball and flatten into a disk 1 inch thick. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper of a Silpat mat. Roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into whatever shapes you desire, and place on the prepared baking sheet. Sometimes I chill the dough in the freezer for another 10 minutes, it seems to help the cookies hold their shape - but you don't have to. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until the cookies are beginning to brown on the bottom. The baking time will vary depending on the size of the cookies, taking less time for smaller cookies.

Makes about 2 dozen small cookies.
Variation: use chopped raw or toasted walnuts and 1 tablespoon coarsely ground coffee in place of the lemon, pine nuts, and rosemary.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 145 Calories; 10g Fat (58.3% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 21mg Cholesterol; 80mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch) ; 0 Lean Meat; 2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.