Description
These cashew nut cookies are popular especially for the Chinese New Year, and many home bakers have their own version of the recipe.
Ingredients
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- 125 g salted butter?softened
- 85 g icing sugar (sifted)
- 1 egg yolks (about 18g)
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 240 g plain flour (sifted)
- 100 g ground cashew nut (store bought from PH)
- 40 g custard powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg yolk (lightly beaten for glazing)
- cashew nuts for decoration (toast in oven for about 5-8 mins at 180 deg C)
Instructions
- Beat butter, icing sugar, egg yolk and vanilla extract until just combined (about 30 seconds).
- Mix in plain flour, ground cashew nut, custard powder and baking powder to form a pliable dough.
- Place dough in between 2 plastic sheets, roll into 5mm thick. Cut into your preferred shape using a cookie cutter.
- Place onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Press half or whole cashew nut on top of the cookies and glaze with beaten egg yolk.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170 deg C for about 20-30 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool cookies on cooling rack before storing them into an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Chinese