Chinese Almond Cookies

Name: Chinese Almond Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 45
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 79 milliliters blanched whole almonds; 227 grams cup butter, at room temperature; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp milk; 2 Tbsps sesame seeds; 237 milliliters sugar

Chinese Almond Cookies is a vegetarian recipe with 45 servings. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 1g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 89 calories. A mixture of sugar, egg yolk, sesame seeds, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It works well as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until smooth.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Add whole egg and almond extract and beat until well blended. Stir or beat in flour and baking powder until well blended. Cover bowl and chill until dough is firm, about 1 hour.

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Almond Extract

Baking Powder

Egg

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Shape dough into 1-inch balls, flatten each slightly, and place each about 1 inch apart on buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

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Dough

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Baking Sheet

In a small bowl, beat egg yolk with milk to blend.

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Egg Yolk

Milk

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Brush cookies lightly with egg mixture; discard any remaining. Press an almond into the center of each cookie and sprinkle each with about 1/8 teaspoon sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds

Almonds

Egg

Bake cookies in a 325 oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.

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