Orange, Fennel, & Cocoa Tea Biscuits (v, gf)

An astute reader will notice that every recipe I’ve published lately has been for a cookie that begins with you grinding pecans in a food processor. Rather than repetition, let’s think of this as a deep study: into what nuts can bring to a cookie, and the diverse forms that can arise from a nutty base.

These are grown-up, fancy-feeling tea biscuits that …