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Chinese Almond Cookie

February 8, 2018 66 Comments

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Most crisp Chinese style almond cookie.

Chinese almond cookie is one of the yummy and crunchy Chinese style pastries, usually made for festivals (Chinese New Year). It has been the most popular snack for children in my family for years. Similar cookies include Chinese walnut cookie and butter cookie.

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

The original recipe is published 4 years ago but I changed the recipe a lot in this year’s new version. In order to make the cookies much crispier, I use almond flour in the dough. Please note, since we add almond flour and relatively a smaller amount of liquid in the dough, there will be cracks on the surface. Cracks indicate the successfully produced crisp texture. If you want to eliminate the cracks on the surface, use less flour and make the dough softer.

New Year Almond Cookie| chinasichuanfood.com

Almond flour not only brings the cookie a aroma of almond, but also changes the texture.

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

Cream butter with egg yolk, sugar and almond extract  in a large mixing bowl and then shift salt, cake flour, almond flour and baking soda. Combine all the ingredients together and then knead into a dough. Cover with plastic wrapper and refrigerate for 1 hour (optional in winter).

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

Preheat the oven to 170 degree C. Divide the dough into 16 similar pieces and then shape each one into a round ball. Slightly flat with fingers (or if you prefer a cuter pattern, you can use forks). Then decorate whole almond in the center. Optionally, brush the egg wash.

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes and then let the cookies stay in the oven for another 10 minutes.

New Year Almond Cookie| chinasichuanfood.com

Transfer to cooling track until completely cooled. Then package with air-tight container.

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

5 from 6 votes
New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com
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Chinese Almond Cookie
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
Chinese Almond Cookie with almond flour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Almond, Cookie
Servings: 16 Making 16 cookies
Calories: 120 kcal
Author: Elaine
Ingredients
  • 115 g butter ,softened in room temperature
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/4 tsp. almond extract
  • 120 g cake flour
  • 60 g almond flour
  • 1 small pinch of salt
  • 35 g to 40g sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 16 whole almonds for decoration
egg wash
  • 1 tbsp. egg liquid + 1 tbsp. water
Instructions
  1. Cream butter with egg yolk, sugar and almond extract  in a large mixing bowl and then shift salt, cake flour, almond flour and baking soda.

  2. Combine all the ingredients together and then knead into a dough. Cover with plastic wrapper and refrigerate for 1 hour (optional in winter).
  3. Pre-heat oven to 170 degree C.
  4. Divide the dough into 16 similar pieces and then shape each one into a round ball. Slightly flat with fingers (or if you prefer a cuter pattern, you can use forks). Then decorate whole almond in the center. Optionally, brush the egg wash.
  5. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes and then let the cookies stay in the oven for another 10 minutes. Transfer to cooling track until completely cooled. Then package with air-tight container.
Recipe Notes

The recipe is firstly published in 2014 and re-publish with new recipe and photo in 2018.

 

The Nutrition Facts is based on each single cookie.

Nutrition Facts
Chinese Almond Cookie
Amount Per Serving
Calories 120 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 31mg10%
Sodium 95mg4%
Potassium 15mg0%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 200IU4%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 0.3mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

New Year Almond Cookie|ChinaSichuanFood.com

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  1. Mary says

    December 9, 2019 at 9:10 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve been following this blog for a long time- I use this site for all my Chinese cooking and baking recipes since they are authentic, well explained, and my family is from Sichuan. I made these yesterday and my family could not believe I had made them! They said they tasted store bought and were asking how I could find an authentic Chinese recipe haha. Thanks so much and please keep sharing new recipes!

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      December 11, 2019 at 8:09 pm

      This is an amazing comment, Mary. I post real authentic Chinese recipes and also get lots of complains about now well customized. Your comment is a great encouragement.

      Reply
  2. Jess says

    January 31, 2020 at 2:25 am

    Hi, I made these cookies last year and they turned out so so well. This year when I made them the dough was too soft and every batch of cookies splooshed out while baking. Any idea about what could have happened? Thanks very much, I loved these cookies when they came out right.

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      January 31, 2020 at 9:53 am

      The flour has different liquid content. You can try to add more butter to adjust the softness of the dough. The dough should be quite smooth after kneading.

      Reply
  3. Marol Mamizuka says

    February 4, 2020 at 2:11 pm

    What is 60g almond flour is what in cup?
    129g cake flour is what in a cup?
    35-40g sugar = ??

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      February 5, 2020 at 2:11 pm

      I highly recommend using a scale to measure the ingredients. I am not sure about the volume measurements.

      Reply
  4. Sherly C says

    April 30, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    5 stars
    Hi! I came across your blog while searching for an almond cookie recipe. Tried yours and came out really amaaazing! I especially like that the recipe is not sweet and is rich in almond taste. The only downside is that these cookies are addictive and we cannot stop eating them. I just baked a second batch for gift. The only thing I changed in the recipe is that instead of two eggyolks I put only one whole egg. Only with the eggyolk, the cookies come out too crumbly and they break too easily. With the help of eggwhite, they stay more stable in the cookie box.
    Thank you so much for the recipe, I will cook other recipes of yours too. BTW you have so many recipes, what are your let’s say, top 5 favorites you think that is a must to try?

    Reply
    • Elaine says

      May 5, 2020 at 7:15 am

      Hi Sherly,
      Thanks for much for leaving me such a great comment.
      I get Mapo tofu, Mala chicken, Eggplant with garlic sauce, steamed pork belly and my Yang Chou fried rice as my favorite top 5 recipes. But I get lots of positive feedback from my readers. And their tops are Scallion pancakes, steamed buns, homemade noodles and dumpling wrappers.

      Reply
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