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Chinese Almond Cookies

These almond cookies are super buttery, crumbly, and melt in your mouth. They also have a lot of almond flavor and are easy to make!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Inactive Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Chinese almond cookie recipe, Chinese almond cookies, chinese cookies recipes, easy almond cookie recipe
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 142kcal

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 120 g all purpose flour 1 cup
  • 60 g almond flour 1/2 cup
  • 50 g sugar 1/4 cup
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 112 g butter cold, cubed (8 tbsp)

Other Ingredients

  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract

Topping

  • 1 egg white
  • almond slices

Instructions

  • Mix the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
  • Cut the butter into the dry mixture using a fork, your fingers, or a mixer, until the mixture resembles wet sand.
  • Mix in the egg yolk and almond extract. Use your hand to bring the dough together into one mass. Roll the dough into a log, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 F. Divide the dough into 16 portions and flatten into small rounds. Note 1
  • Beat the egg white lightly and brush it on top of each cookie. Gently press one or two almond slices on top of the cookie. Bake for 12 - 14 minutes until lightly golden brown.
  • Let the cookies cool on a cooling rack before serving. Note 2

Notes

  1. To flatten, you can use your fingers, a fork, or the bottom of a cup. If you use a fork, you can press down in a cross pattern to make the cookies more decorative. If you use a cup, lightly flour the bottom of the cup first to prevent sticking.
  2. The cookies will be quite crumbly when they come right out of the oven and will firm up as they cool. However, if you cannot wait for the cookies to cool, they will still taste great right out of the oven!