Chinese Almond Cookies
Nutty, buttery, Chinese almond cookies with the perfect amount of sweetness.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cup ground almond flour
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 tsp almond extract
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
Instructions
- Mix together all purpose flour, salt, and baking soda. Whisk to break up clumps. Set aside.
- Add cubes of cold butter to sugar and ground almond flour. Mix in a food processor until well combined and there are no more chunks of butter.
- Then add in eggs and almond extract to the butter/almond flour mixture and pulse until well combined.
- Add flour mixture into the butter/almond flour mixture. Mix in the food processor. Wipe down the sides of the bowl with a spatula and mix again. Mix until the ingredients are well combined. It should look crumbly.
- Form dough into a tight flat disc and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Take dough out to thaw. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. When dough has slightly warmed and is pliable, break into small pieces and roll into even sized balls. Flatten the balls into 1/4 inch thick disks onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet, spacing them at least 1/2 inch apart.
- Top cookies with several slivers of sliced almonds. Then brush generously with egg wash (1 beaten egg).
- Form dough into a tight flat disc and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Take dough out to thaw. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. When dough has slightly warmed and is pliable, break into small pieces and roll into even sized balls. Flatten the balls into 1/4 inch thick disks onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet, spacing them at least 1/2 inch apart.
- Top cookies with several slivers of sliced almonds, gently pushing the almonds into the cookies to help them stick.. Then brush generously with egg wash (1 beaten egg).
- Depending on the size and thickness of your cookies, bake for 12-17 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on top. Then turn off your oven, leave the door slightly open, and allow cookies to sit in oven for another 10-15 minutes to allow them to dry out and become crispy in the middle.
- You may need to turn lower your oven to 300 degrees F and continue to bake them for another 5-10 minutes to dry out the middle.
- Your cookies are done when they are crispy in the middle and the tops are golden brown.