What delightful cookies! Made these for the cookie exchange a few Christmases ago and they were a hit!!! Recipe and styling inspired by Spicyana. You will find the recipe here.

Ingredients
Cashew nuts – 1 cup
All purpose flour – 2 cups
Salt – ½ tsp
Butter, unsalted – 1 cup (two sticks)
Sugar – 2/3 cup
Egg yolks – 2
Cardamom powder – 1/4 tsp (or seeds from 10 pods powdered)
White chocolate chips (optional) – for decoration 3/4 cup

Method
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and spread cashew nuts on it. Roast the nuts at 350 degrees till the nuts are slightly browned (takes about 10 minutes, but keep an eye on it from after 5 minutes)

Turn the oven off; take the sheet out, cool on kitchen counter. When the nuts are cool, grind to a fine powder adding ¼ cup sugar, keep aside.
Cream butter and the remaining sugar together till light and fluffy (about 5 minutes), add eggs and beat again for 2 more minutes. Add the ground nut mixture, cardamom powder and mix well for a minute. Now add the flour mixture and mix thoroughly to combine (for 1 minute). Divide the dough into two portions, cover with kitchen wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll the dough between parchment sheets to about 1/8th inch thickness and cut shapes out of it. If it gets difficult to lift the cut out shapes, return the dough to fridge, chill for 5 minutes and then take out the cutouts. Keep the cookies 1 inch apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 12-15 minutes or till the edges begin to brown. Cool the cookies on a wire rack, store in an air tight container for up to a week. Makes about 40 cookies.
Decorating (optional)
Keep the white chocolate chips in a thick glass mixing bowl. Microwave till the chips look glossy but still hold the shape. Take the bowl out and with a fork whisk thoroughly. Drizzle fine lines over the cookies.

Note: Easy peasy way to do this is use a small basting brush (I have one just for baking). Dip it in melted chocolate and brush cookie. Sprinkle with some crushed nuts or decorative sugar crystals if you like.