Best 7 Chinese Almond Peanut Butter Cookies Recipes

CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extract. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. , Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with a fork. Sprinkle with almonds, pressing to adhere as needed. In a small bowl, beat egg white and water. Brush over cookies. , Bake until edges and bottoms are lightly browned, 14-16 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with an electric hand mixer for 5 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg, then 1 egg yolk, beating to incorporate after each addition.
• Add the almond extract and beat to combine.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into the bowl and beat for 3 minutes, or until a crumbly dough forms.
• Turn out the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap and fold the wrap over the dough on all 4 sides to create a square dough block about ½ inch (1 ¼ cm) thick. Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 325˚F (165˚C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unwrap the dough on a cutting board and cut into 25 cubes.
• Roll the dough cubes into balls, then flatten slightly and place on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, beat the remaining egg yolk with the water.
• Brush a thick layer of egg wash onto the cookies.
• Add the red food coloring to a small bowl. Dip the thicker end of a wooden chopstick into the food coloring and make a dot in the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 35 minutes, or until the cookies are golden.
• Let the cookies cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.
• Enjoy!

ALMOND-Y PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat peanut butter, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into creamed butter, beating well before adding next egg; mix in vanilla extract and almond extract.
• Slowly stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until fully incorporated; fold in oats using a wooden spoon. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange 1-inch apart on a baking sheet. Press a fork into each cookie if desired.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

CHINESE ALMOND-PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, peanut butter, and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add flour.
• Make three wells in the mixture, add the egg to one well, the lye wter, water, baking powder and baking soda to the second, making sure that the mixture bubbles as these ingredients are added.
• Add the almond extract to the third well.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Knead for several minutes, roll into 3/4" balls.
• Press with forefinger and color indentation with red food coloring.
• Bake at 300° for 25 minutes.

CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Add one of the eggs and the almond extract: Mix them in on low speed until just incorporated.
• Preheat the oven and prep the baking sheet: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat the remaining egg: In a small bowl, beat the remaining egg.

CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift the all-purpose flour, almond flour, baking soda and salt together into a large bowl. Whisk any bits of almond flour left in the sifter into the sifted flour mixture.
• Combine the butter and sugar together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the almond extract and 1 egg yolk and beat until the mixture is smooth and combined, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Reduce the speed to medium low, add the flour mixture and beat until no streaks of flour remain, about 2 minutes.
• Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• When ready to bake, position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
• Whisk together the remaining egg yolk and 1 tablespoon of water in a small bowl. Set aside.
• Scoop the dough by tablespoons (you can use a 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop) and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Roll each scoop into a ball and return it to the baking sheet. Flatten each with your palm into a 2-inch round. Gently press an almond onto each and brush with the egg wash.
• Bake, rotating the baking sheet halfway through, until the cookies are golden brown on the edges, 16 to 18 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 10 minutes.
• Store the cookies in a tightly sealed container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

CHINESE RESTAURANT ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Sift flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl. Cut in the lard until mixture resembles cornmeal. Add egg and almond extract. Mix well.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Set them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Place an almond on top of each cookie and press down to flatten slightly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of the cookies are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.