Walnut Recipes

Dutch-style icebox spice cookies with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves in a brown sugar dough enriched with butter, lard and sour cream. Slice-and-bake rolls keep weeks in the fridge for instant warm cookies.

Hamantaschen are triangular Purim cookies with a tender butter dough wrapped around a prune, raisin, walnut, and lemon filling. Traditional Jewish holiday treat, makes 5 dozen.

Oatmeal walnut chocolate chip cookies pack three textural classics into one chewy cookie: hearty oats, toasty walnuts, and pools of melted semisweet chocolate. Drop-style, no chilling needed.

Whole wheat banana walnut muffins with a tender crumb and nutty depth from half whole-wheat flour. Naturally sweet from ripe bananas and just hearty enough for breakfast.

Whole wheat carrot spice quickbread with orange zest, golden raisins, and walnuts. A lighter, warmly spiced loaf that comes together fast with no yeast required.

Quick stir-fried snow peas and water chestnuts in walnut and sesame oil. A crisp, diabetic-friendly vegetable side dish that's on the table in minutes.

Microwave dark chocolate fudge made with corn syrup, evaporated milk, chocolate chips, walnuts, and powdered sugar. No candy thermometer, no soft-ball stage, just 3 minutes in the microwave to creamy fudge.

Old-fashioned sugar cookies with a dual-sugar dough of granulated and powdered sugar, flattened with a sugar-dipped glass. Tender, crackly-topped, and buttery.

Meatloaf Bourguignon stuffed with cheddar cheese, made with beef and pork seasoned with red wine, Dijon mustard, herbs, walnuts, and teriyaki sauce. French-inspired comfort food.

Pasta with ricotta-walnut sauce blended from ricotta, yogurt, walnuts, garlic, and Parmesan with fresh herbs. A creamy, no-cook pasta sauce lighter than traditional Alfredo.

Honey brownies sweetened with honey instead of sugar, made with melted semi-sweet chocolate, butter, and chopped walnuts. Fudgy, dense, and naturally moist.

Elegant snow pea and pear salad on radicchio leaves with toasted walnuts and a light pineapple-yogurt dressing. A fresh, low-calorie starter ready in 20 minutes.

Chocolate apple crisp bars with an oat-brown sugar base layered with chopped apples, mini chocolate chips, and pecans. Buttery, crunchy, and cut into squares for easy serving.

Buttery shortbread logs dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate and sprinkled with chopped walnuts. A 4-ingredient cookie with crisp, sandy texture and a rich chocolate finish.

Nantucket cranberry pie layers tart cranberries and toasted walnuts under a buttery, almond-scented cake batter. A New England holiday classic baked in one bowl.

Greek meatballs (keftedes) with ground lamb, rice, and herbs in a classic avgolemono egg-lemon sauce. Served over rice for a tangy, comforting traditional Greek dinner.