Cookies "nuts" are familiar to everyone from childhood. At that time, it was hardly possible to come up with a more suitable treat for the whole family. Boiled condensed milk is added to the classic dessert as a filler, however, the filling for cookies "nuts" may be different.
Classic recipe
As noted above, the most common taste is "nuts" with boiled condensed milk. This recipe is simple and quick to prepare and does not require large financial costs.
For cooking you will need: 400-500 grams of flour, two eggs, 100-150 grams of sugar, a pack of butter, a third of a teaspoon of baking powder or slaked baking soda, a can of boiled condensed milk (you can boil the usual one beforehand), vanilla and walnuts to taste. Do not replace butter with margarine, because the dessert will have a bright creamy aftertaste.
The cooking process begins with the fact that it is necessary to knead the dough of the desired consistency for the "nuts" themselves. To do this, divide the eggs into proteins and yolks. The protein part must be whipped with a pinch of salt until lush foam.
The yolks must be mixed with sugar until smooth. They must be mixed with sifted flour and baking powder. Then, softened butter must be added to this mixture. The mass should be mixed well until smooth.
The next step is to carefully combine the protein mass with the dough. The result should be a dough of soft and pliable consistency. Cookies "nuts" (the recipe for the filling of which will be described below) are crumbly and crumbly.
Lay out small pieces of dough in a cookie cutter and knead it with your hands. Bake until cooked and let cool. The edges of the "nuts" must be trimmed so that they are even and neat.
Condensed milk filling
Condensed milk for cookies should be boiled. You can buy ready-made in the bank or boil yourself at home. Walnuts must be chopped with a knife or in a coffee grinder.
The filling is made from condensed milk, nuts and cookie cuttings. They must be mixed and added to the "nuts". Cookies can be decorated with colorful crumbs or coconut, dipping the edges in them.
Reviews
Mistresses respond positively about this recipe. It is easily made and does not require a large number of components. As a filling, you can use both boiled condensed milk in its usual form, and with nuts or coconut.
With apple and pear puree
Most are used to the fact that "nuts" are prepared only with condensed milk. However, other fillings are no less tasty and in demand.
For cooking, you will need the above components for the dough, as well as pears, apples and sugar (to taste). Jam must be prepared in advance. To do this, cut the pears into slices. Squeeze juice out of apples. Pear slices drenched in apple juice must be put on low heat. In this case, add a glass of sugar. For the filling of one serving of cookies you will need two medium pears and as many apples. Jam is boiled to a thick consistency.
You can add chopped nuts and crumbs from cookies to the filling. Seams are decorated with coconut or sprinkles.
Culinary opinion
Many in their reviews speak well of this version of the filling for cookies. It is healthy and less sweet than condensed milk. In this case, you can take any jam or mashed potatoes to taste. The main thing is that it is thick enough and does not follow from the "nuts".
With chocolate
Chocolate filling can be of several options: home-made and from the bar. In this case, the finished tile can be dark, dairy and with nuts.
The product from cocoa beans must be melted in a water bath. You can add chopped nuts, cookies or coconut. It’s worth starting the nuts after the pasta has cooled a little. The edges need to be smeared with chocolate so that the cookies are stronger.
At home, chocolate is made from high-fat butter (half a pack), a glass of sugar (as much as possible), two tablespoons of cream or fat milk, 3-4 tablespoons of cocoa. You can also take chopped nuts to taste (walnuts, peanuts).
It is better to cook the filling for cookies "nuts" in the form with a double bottom (pan). Cook such a cream over low heat. At the same time, cream and butter are heated, and then sugar, cocoa and nuts are added to them. You need to boil the cream to a thick consistency.
Those who cook such "nuts" at home say in their reviews that the cookies are tasty. They can be easily and quickly cooked even when guests are on the doorstep. At the same time, dessert is moderately sweet, but original.
With nougat
Filling for cookies "nuts" without condensed milk can be from nougat. This recipe has appeared in the daily life of housewives recently. Nougat is more familiar in sweets and cakes. However, nuts with such a filling turns out to be very original and unusual.
Such a cream is difficult to prepare and requires some skill. For cooking, you need to take one egg (protein), 150 grams of sugar and 50 grams of natural honey, 2 tablespoons of water and a glass of chopped nuts. If for some reason honey cannot be added to the paste, then it must be replaced with a similar amount of sugar.
The chilled protein must be beaten with a blender or mixer to the peaks and refrigerated. At this time, in a saucepan over low heat, it is necessary to heat water and sugar to a thick syrup. Then honey joins, and everything is mixed. In a slow trickle, add whipped protein to the sugar mixture. In this case, the mixture must be constantly whipped. An indicator of the correctness of the process is the increase in mass in volume. After that, you can add nuts. This is done with a spatula or spoon very carefully so that the mass does not settle.
The filling for cookies "nuts" should cool down, only then dessert can be layered. After that, the finished treat should be stored in the refrigerator.
Both adults and children like these goodies. Many housewives in the reviews say that with such a filling, "nuts" turn out to be very unusual and tasty. However, many people cannot cook the right nougat the first time.
With butter cream
This recipe for the filling is perhaps the second most popular after boiled condensed milk. His mistresses love for the natural taste and ease of preparation.
In order to create a culinary masterpiece from nuts cookies with butter cream, you need to take the following products for the filling: a glass of powdered sugar, two eggs, half a packet of butter. Stuffing for nuts cookies with butter cream will give the dessert a unique taste.
In a water bath, you need to warm beaten eggs with half a glass of powdered sugar. The mass must be brought to a thick consistency, constantly whipping, even after removing from heat.
The second part of the filling must be prepared from softened butter and sugar. They are also whipped and combined with the egg mixture after it has completely cooled. The result should be an airy sweet mass. If you replace the powder with regular sugar, grains will feel in the cream, and this will ruin the taste.
All family members love nuts with different fillings. You can put the cream into the finished dough only after it and the cream have completely cooled. If desired, add nuts or coconut to taste.
Stuffing for cottage cheese cookies
One of the most useful ingredients for desserts is cottage cheese. If mixed with banana, nuts or dried fruits, you get a delicious and nutritious cream. "Nuts" can also be stuffed with curd paste. To do this, you need to take care of the availability of the following products: 100 grams of cottage cheese of any fat content, 50 grams of butter, two tablespoons of sugar, chopped nuts and cookies to taste. You will also need half a bar of chocolate (bitter or milk) to decorate.
Preparing such a filling for cookies "nuts" is very simple. Cottage cheese is whipped with softened butter and sugar and mixed with nuts and cookies. Chocolate is needed for decoration. It must be melted in a water bath, and then dip the finished nuts in it until half. You can sprinkle dessert with colorful sweets or coconut on top.
Conclusion
Filling for cookies "nuts", in addition to condensed milk and cottage cheese, can be from jam, chocolate and butter cream. Each hostess chooses a recipe suitable for her family.