Chinese Almond Cookie Recipe
Chinese New Years is tomorrow, so I thought this cookie recipe will suit for the occasion. It's a quick and simple recipe and you don't need a lot of ingredients. The only time consuming part is moulding the cookies. But it's optional if you want big or small cookies.
Not everyone likes almond flavour food. I remember eating almond jelly in the can when I was younger and it tasted like medicine. Now that I'm older, I enjoy the taste more.
The almond cookie recipe was from my mother's friend. The cookies are nice and crunchy. Maybe it's from the large amount of oil that goes into the mix. I don't know if this cookie is healthy but it's a nice snack to pop into your mouth.
Please enjoy making the cookie!
Please see below for my recipe:
Prep time: 10-30mins (making smaller balls takes longer)
Baking time: 15 mins
Serves: About 50-70 pieces (depending on size)
Ingredients:
120g Almond meal
Start with 100ml oil
150g plain flour
100g caster sugar
1 egg, beaten (used for egg wash)
Method:
1. Put the flour, sugar and almond meal into the bowl and mix together.
2. Slowly add the oil into the dry mixture as you stir. If the mixture is too dry add more oil. The mixture should hold together like wet sand.
3. Using a round utensil/spoon (or you can use your hands and roll into a ball, then flatten a bit), spoon the mixture and put it on the baking tray with baking paper.
4. Beat the egg. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the egg wash on top of the cookies.
5. Pre heat the oven to 180C/350F.
6. Afterwards add the tray in oven and bake for 10-15mins, or until the cookies become golden brown.
7. Put the cookies onto a wire rack to cool down.
PREP TIME: 10-30 mins | BAKE TIME: 10-15 mins | TOTAL TIME: 25-45 mins
- 120g Almond meal
- Start with 100ml oil
- 150g Plain flour
- 100g Caster sugar
- 1 Egg, beaten (for egg wash)
- Put flour, sugar and almond meal into the bowl and mix together.
- Slowly add the oil into the dry mixture as you stir. If the mixture is too dry, add more oil. The mixture should hold together like wet sand.
- Using a round utensil/spoon (or you can use your hands and roll into a ball, then flatten a bit), spoon the mixture and put it on the baking tray with baking paper.
- Beat the egg. Using a pastry brush, lightly brush the egg wash on top of the cookies.
- Pre heat the oven to 180C/350F.
- Afterwards put the tray in oven and bake for 10-15mins, or until the cookies become golden brown.
- Put the cookies onto a wire rack to cool down.
- If the dry mix is dry, don’t be afraid to add more oil. It needs to feel like wet sand.