Chinese Almond Cookie

This Chinese Almond Cookie recipe is for Red Tractor #RTChallenge. This is my second recipe using the hamper full of delicious Red Tractor Assured ingredients they provided.  This time I am baking Chinese Almond Cookies that do not require butter.  This is commonly consumed during Chinese New Year.  I have not bake this recipe (provided by my sister) for years since I had my son!  That was six years ago.  This time around, I have my little helper Ms C to help me to bake.

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Ingredients:

• 200g plain flour, sieved
• 200ml sunflower oil
• 150g ground almond
• 60g caster sugar (Silverspoon brand)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• Egg yolk for brushing

Methods:

1. Add all dry ingredients and mix well.
2. Add the sunflower oil into the dry mixture. If the dough is too dry, add more sunflower oil onto the dough.
3. Roll it into a ball or use a cookie cutter. Ms C wanted a butterfly shaped cookie but it took a long time to get it cut and transfer. So she only got 5 cookies!
4. Brush the surface with egg yolk.
5. Bake for 170°C in a fan oven for 15 minutes.  My sister suggested to place a bowl of water inside the oven to prevent the cookie from cracking.

This almond cookies will melt in your mouth and taste very nice! Do give it a try!

Disclosure: We received the hamper for the purposes of writing this review, however, all thoughts and opinions remain our own.