Delish, Recipes

Chinese Almond Cookies

These richly flavoured cookies are very tender and a great accompaniment with a cup of tea or a perfect addition to your festive dessert table.

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (Amul)
  • 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Tsp Almond Extract
  • 2¼ Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • 48 Whole Blanched Almonds
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • 1 Tbsp Water

Preparation

Prep: 45 minutes
Cooking: 10 minutes

  1. Heat oven to 180℃.
  2. Combine butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
  3. Add egg and almond extract and beat until well mixed.
  4. Add flour, baking powder and salt and beat on low speed, until well mixed (1 to 2 minutes).
  5. Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  6. Flatten slightly and press an almond into the center of each cookie.
  7. Beat egg yolk with water in a small bowl and brush the cookies with the mixture.
  8. Bake for 11 to 15 minutes or until just set.
  9. Remove from the cookie sheet and cool completely.

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Sushmita Mathew

Born into a family from God’s own country, Kerala, where food is taken very seriously, I grew up watching fabulous cooks at work. Recipes were handwritten in old diaries and recipe clippings from magazines and newspapers were neatly tucked away in folders. With my grandmother and my mother being avid bakers, I didn’t have to look far for inspiration. My baking journey began only after my marriage when I moved to the US for a while. An engineer by profession, I decided to stay home to balance the family after my first daughter was born. This year, with the lockdown in place I thought it a good idea to document my kitchen trysts with my two daughters.