Chinese Almond Cookies
Equipment
- cookie sheet; parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup almond meal (almond flour)
- 36 whole blanched almonds
- 1 egg white (beaten until frothy)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Cream together the butter, shortening and granulated sugar.
- Add the egg and extracts, then add the salt, baking powder, almond meal and all-purpose flour, mixing into a stiff dough.
- Measure out with a level cookie scoop and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Gently flatten the dough and press a blanched almond into the center of each.
- Add two teaspoons water to the egg white, and brush the tops of each cookie with a silicone brush or pastry brush.
- Bake for twenty minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
Notes
From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com
Nutrition
Calories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 42mgPotassium: 15mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 85IUCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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