Snack: Thomas Keller's Black Walnut Snow Cookies

Recipe by Thomas Keller Recipe courtesy of Chef Thomas Keller and Bouchon Bakery.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Nuts, Walnuts

Health and fertility benefits of Thomas Keller's Black Walnut Snow Cookies

Nuts are a natural source of Inositol, a derivative of Vitamin B (which is often prescribed in the form of supplements for women with PCOS). Inositol can effectively control the symptoms of PCOS by reducing insulin resistance and improving insulin sensitivity. Walnuts are low on the glycemic index. What’s more, they also lower the glycemic index of other foods that you eat in conjunction with these nuts. Any kind of nuts provide a healthy source of fat and a great way to encourage PCOS weight loss.

Ingredients

1 lb. unsalted butter
2 3/4 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. salt
3 3/4 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
8 c. all-purpose flour
11 oz. chopped black walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add the 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla and mix until well blended. Add the flour and then the walnuts to form a dough.
Divide the dough in half and form each half into a ball. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold, about 40 minutes.
Working with half of the chilled dough at a time, use a small ice cream scoop or your hands to roll into balls about 2 teaspoons large. Arrange the balls on baking sheets, spacing them 1/2 inch apart.
Bake cookies until they are golden brown on the bottom and just pale golden on top, about 18 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then gently toss warm cookies in the powdered sugar to coat completely. Transfer coated cookies to a cooling rack to cool.
Sift remaining powdered sugar over cookies and serve.

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