Chinese Almond Cookies (杏仁酥) 🧧

Chris Gan
Chris Gan @ChrissyAlpha

Happy Lunar New Year!! 新年快乐. 2025 is the year of the wood snake.🐍
These traditional cookies represent coins, and they’re supposed to bring you good fortune and prosperity. Based on the number of cookies I ate, I should be a millionaire this year! 🤣
I was really impressed with this recipe. The cookies have the perfect texture: a little crispy on the outside and slightly chewy near the middle. And they have a wonderful almond flavor!

This recipe is modified from Table For Two and from Pichet Ong’s book “The Sweet Spot”

#Asian #Traditional #Holiday #Sweet #Baking #february2026

Chinese Almond Cookies (杏仁酥) 🧧

Happy Lunar New Year!! 新年快乐. 2025 is the year of the wood snake.🐍
These traditional cookies represent coins, and they’re supposed to bring you good fortune and prosperity. Based on the number of cookies I ate, I should be a millionaire this year! 🤣
I was really impressed with this recipe. The cookies have the perfect texture: a little crispy on the outside and slightly chewy near the middle. And they have a wonderful almond flavor!

This recipe is modified from Table For Two and from Pichet Ong’s book “The Sweet Spot”

#Asian #Traditional #Holiday #Sweet #Baking #february2026

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Ingredients

13 to 15 minutes
Makes ~30 cookies
  1. 2/3 cup (72 g)almond flour
  2. 1/2 cup (113 g)unsalted butter, at room temperature
  3. 1/4 teaspoonkosher salt or table salt
  4. 1large egg, divided (See Step 3), at room temperature
  5. 1 teaspoonalmond extract
  6. 7/8 cup (108.5 g)all-purpose flour
  7. 1/2 cupplus 1 Tablespoon (121 g) white sugar
  8. 1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
  9. Sliced almonds

Cooking Instructions

13 to 15 minutes
  1. 1

    Gather the ingredients. Allow the egg and butter to reach room temperature.
    Combine the all-purpose flour, sugar, and baking soda in a bowl and set aside until later.

  2. 2

    In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter, almond flour, and salt. Use the paddle attachment to cream these ingredients at medium speed for about 3 minutes.
    You can also use a hand mixer for this step.

  3. 3

    Since I halved the original recipe, I also used only half of one large egg. I cracked the egg into a small bowl, whisked it thoroughly, then measured the volume of the whisked egg using my measuring spoons. The total volume was about 4 Tablespoons of liquid. So, I transferred 2 Tablespoons to the dough and reserved the other 2 Tablespoons for brushing on top of the cookies for later.

    Mix the egg into the dough at medium speed until just incorporated.

  4. 4

    Scrape the bowl with a spatula. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined.

  5. 5

    The dough will be fairly crumbly at this point. Use a spatula to scrape the bowl again and to finish mixing any dry pieces into the dough.

  6. 6

    Transfer the dough onto a large sheet of plastic wrap and press it gently into a rectangle that is approximately 5 inches by 6 inches. Wrap the dough well and place it into the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour. Longer chilling is totally fine.

  7. 7

    Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C).

  8. 8

    Cut the dough into approximately 30 balls. They'll be about 1 inch in diameter. I weighed mine to be more accurate and each weighed about 14 grams.

  9. 9

    Place the dough balls onto the prepared sheets.

  10. 10

    Use the heel of your hand to gently press the balls flat. You don't want to make them too thin. A little thicker than 1/4” (6 mm) is good.

  11. 11

    Place a sliced almond on top of each cookie.

  12. 12

    Brush the reserved egg on top of each cookie.

  13. 13

    Bake the cookies for 13 to 16 minutes or until the cookies start to turn golden.

  14. 14

    Let the cookies cool on the cookie sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to wire racks to cool.

  15. 15

    Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

    NOTE: If you prefer to skip the fussiness of measuring out half an egg, you can simply use 1 whole egg in the dough. The dough may be a little more moist, but the cookies will still work.

    Alternatively, simply double all the ingredients! You'll use one egg and make 60 cookies instead of 30.

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