Chinese Almond Cookies

 If you like Marzipan, you'll LOVE these cookies! 

These are great for Chinese New Year! 

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• 1 1/3 cups almond flour, lightly packed

• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes

• Pinch of salt

• 2 large eggs, divided (one is beaten for egg wash)

• 1 teaspoon almond extract

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• Thinly sliced almonds, for decoration

• Recipe makes 5-6 dozen cookies.
  

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• In your mixer, 

  Mix together the butter cubes, almond flour, and salt until mixed well. 
  
• Add  in one of the eggs and the almond extract.  Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix together your flour, sugar and baking soda. 
• Slowly add to your mixer, thoroughly incorporating. When the dough is complete, remove from the mixer, wrap in plastic wrap and flatten. Chill the dough at least two hours, overnight is good too. 
• Preheat your oven to 325*F. 
• Roll out balls of dough and flatter to about an inch across. Add an almond slice to the top of each. Brush with egg wash. 
• Bake for 13 to 15 minutes, until gently browned on the edges. 
• Cool on the counter or a wire rack. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.  

Start with Almond Flour

Mix together the butter cubes, almond flour, and salt until mixed well. 

Mix in just ONE of the eggs and....

...The almond extract. 

In a separate bowl, mix together your flour, sugar and baking soda. 

Add flour mixture to your butter mixture. Mix until thoroughly homogenous. 

Remove dough from your mixer and wrap in plastic wrap. 

Flatten the dough and chill in the fridge for at least two hours. 

Overnight would be fine, too.

Baking Time:

You know I love my small scoop for making uniform sized cookies. 

Leave space between. 

You can use your hand or a glass with parchment paper to flatten the cookies a bit. 

An inch or so across. Not too thin. 

Decorate the top of each cookie with a nice almond slice. 

Beat the second egg. 

Brush the top of each cookie with a bit of beaten egg. 

This will give the cookies a nice shiny finish when baked. 

Bake at 325* for 13-15 minutes, or until just lightly browned. 

Cool before removing from parchment. 

Very tasty! A special treat for Chinese New Year!