Brasil Nut Cookies

I remember the first time I saw Brasil nut when I arrived in Britain a good  few years ago. I got all excited, proud even. The funny thing was that I didn’t even fancy Brazil nut when I lived back home. I did not dislike it but it was something that I would not put on my list of I-have-a-craving type of food.

There was just one (1) thing that contained Brasil nuts that I was pretty keen on : Brasil nut cookies. The thing is, I grew up in north Brasil, in the capital city of Belém and Brasil nut is native to north Brasil. They do some real great Brasil nut cookies. Brasilians love cookies. Not cookies as you call them in the USA. Our cookies are medium to small size.

 

The recipe I am sharing with you is very easy and simple to prepare. It was given to my mom by a friend of hers back in the days when we lived in Belém – couldn’t be more typical. Besides being very crunchy – which automatically qualifies it as yummy to me, another lovely thing about these cookies in my opinion is the fact that when the cookies are done and you remove them from the oven you get a really lovely whiff of nuts. Kind of earthy.

 

300g of ground Brasil nuts

300g unsalted butter, softened

200g plain flour

200g corn flour

100g sugar

 Pre-heat the oven to 150C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.

Put all the ingredients in a bow and mix them all together using your hands. Well, you can start by using a wooden spoon but eventually you will have to put your hands on the dough. When the mixture becomes a uniform ball start preparing the cookies. Use a tea spoon measure for each cookie. I find that the smaller they are the sweeter it is as they tend to grow a bit once in the oven.Put the baking tray in the oven an wait until the cookies are golden.Don't let them burn.

 

 

The cookies below are still Brasil nut ones but I have added a special touch. I have added guava paste to them - that's what the red blob is. Guava paste will be covered in a future article but I can just say that we love it as a nation. We eat it with cheese, in sandwiches (I know that I did), in cakes. So why not on Brasil nut cookies?

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Luciana Motta]

Nossa, amei esse post! Parabéns pela divulgação dessa iguaria amazônida! E saudações aqui do Amazonas, onde também assamos maravilhosos biscoitos de castanha.

[Ana]

Hi Valentina! Your cookies look lovely! I am not a big fan of Brazil nuts (I much prefer cashews!)however, they are my husband's favorite nuts!
Ana

[Ana]

Hi Valentina! Your cookies look lovely! I am not a big fan of Brazil nuts (I much prefer cashews!)however, they are my husband's favorite nuts!
Ana

[Ana]

Hi Valentina! Your cookies look lovely! I am not a big fan of Brazil nuts (I much prefer cashews!)however, they are my husband's favorite nuts!
Ana

[Ana]

Hi Valentina! Your cookies look lovely! I am not a big fan of Brazil nuts (I much prefer cashews!)however, they are my husband's favorite nuts!
Ana

[Terry]

Hello,

I tested the Brazil Nut Cookies on the urging of a very good friend. I used Cranberry Marmalade, (It is the season for Cranberries here in the USA), for the center and the cookies are so tasty I am taking them to a Halloween Party.

Thanks Much!

[obachan]

Hi
First time commenting here. Those cookies look so yummy and I'm so tempted to try out this recipe. (Though I would have to substitute Brazil nuts with something else...)