Nut Cup Cookies Recipe - Kudos Kitchen by Renee

These Nut Cup Cookies are light, airy, and filled with a delicious nutty flavor. They're like no other cookie you'll ever taste. They're simply the best!

*Disclaimer - This recipe was originally published in 2011. I'm working hard to update all my older recipes with recipe cards, new photos, and additional recipe information. But, getting to all of them will take time. Please bear with me. In the meantime let me assure you that this recipe is still a winner and one I'm sure you'll be well pleased with when you make it at home.

These cookies are so flavorful and delicious, with just the right balance of nuts to sweet that I didn't want to mess with perfection. There, I said it! LOL

HOLIDAY NUT CUPS {PRINT THIS RECIPE}

1 cup of butter, softened

2 cups of brown sugar

4 eggs (separated into whites and yolks)

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

2 cups chopped nuts (any assortment)

-Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

-Prepare your mini-muffin tins by adding some mini-muffin liners into each compartment.
-Using a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer (or if you really want to burn some delicious holiday calories, use a whisk), beat the egg whites until stiff.

-Transfer your beaten egg whites to a separate bowl and refrigerate until called for.

-Chop your delicious looking nuts and set aside.

I used almonds, walnuts, pecans. I also used my handy dandy nut chopper. If you don't have one, I highly recommend getting one. It will save you so much time and effort. I don't recommend using a food processor or blender as you will turn your chopped nuts into nut butter. Another time perhaps, that would be a delicious thing, but not for this recipe. 🙂

-In a large mixing bowl, blend the delicious butter, brown sugar, egg yolks, flour and baking powder until thoroughly combined.

-Now using a wooden spoon or spatula, carefully add your delicious nuts and mix until well combined.

-Gently fold in your reserved egg whites (a ⅓ at a time) until your mixture is deliciously light and fluffy!

-You can now fill your muffin cups with approximately ½ teaspoon in each cup. **Be careful not to over fill the cups as they will rise upon baking.

-Allow the cookies to cool slightly before removing them from the tin to a wire rack to cool completely. Don't they look delicious?

Now, this is the point where my mom used to dot the tops of each cookie with a pretty little dollop of buttercream icing.

I had every intention of doing this step (honest I did) but after sampling 1 (maybe more) of these delicious little babies without the icing, I came to the conclusion that it just wasn't necessary.

What I did decide to do, however, just to dress them up a bit, was to dust the tops with a tiny bit of powdered sugar.

In my opinion, it was just the right call and the perfect touch to add to these perfect little holiday morsels, and let me tell you...they are simply delicious!

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Comments

Kudos Kitchen says

December 22, 2011 at 7:33 pm

Thank you to everyone who played, here and on Facebook!

Kudos Kitchen says

December 22, 2011 at 7:33 pm

The winner has been chosen. Drum roll please......
And the winner is ~ Angie Maitland Barrett of Big Bears Wife! Congratulations Angie!!! I'll be in touch shortly to find out your mailing address.

Paula Lang says

December 21, 2011 at 2:41 pm

Delicious, delicious, delicious!

Holly Anne says

December 21, 2011 at 2:37 pm

The word has to be DELICIOUS! I love all your work and am looking forward to ordering a few pieces, but I really love that pitcher!

BigBearswife says

December 20, 2011 at 7:42 pm

HAHA I'm going to go with delicious! lol

Love the pitcher and the holiday nut cups!

You do such great work in the kitchen and with a paintbrush

Laura Tomanek says

December 19, 2011 at 1:01 pm

Delicious! 🙂 They look wonderful!

Luxury Hotels says

December 19, 2011 at 7:34 am

Delicious look and yummy recipes. watering in my mouth and superb sharing . i love it

Nicole says

December 18, 2011 at 3:30 pm

Delicious!! 🙂

Ashley says

December 18, 2011 at 5:09 pm

It's "Delicious"!

I'd love to make these but I am allergic. 🙁 Poo!

Katrina says

December 18, 2011 at 4:17 pm

Delicious! That has to be it.

Tayentsminger@gmail.com says

December 18, 2011 at 4:09 pm

Is the word Delicious!? The pitcher is so cute! Would love to win it!

Nelly Rodriguez says

December 18, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Oh definitely the word delicious! "Chop your "delicious" nuts" lol! Love it, I'd love to win this!

Paula says

December 18, 2011 at 3:00 pm

I'm not entering the contest Renee. I had to comment though and tell you that these little cakes look delicious and perfect with just the confectioners sugar.

I adore the fact that you took the time to create this post in rhyme. You are wonderful. Loved it all 🙂

The pitcher is beautiful.

Diane says

December 18, 2011 at 2:22 pm

Is it "I"
I counted that at least 16 times maybe ?

Kitteh says

December 18, 2011 at 9:44 am

DELICIOUS! You used it 13 times! 🙂 I would make these but my hunny is allergic!

Kathy says

December 18, 2011 at 6:52 am

Going to have to try this recipe and the word has to be "Delicious" since it was used a lot! Sounds like the recipe would be delicious!

Pam says

December 17, 2011 at 7:15 pm

I have to say, your recipe looks DELICIOUS!! Yeah, DELICIOUS! 🙂

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