Thought of posting it here again.
ALMOND COOKIES
Recipe from New Year Cookies by Alan Ooi cookbook)
Ingredients
A
120g almond meal (ground almond)
180g plain flour
120 caster sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
B
120ml vegetable cooking oil (sunflower, canola or corn oil)
For Glazing:
1 egg yolk (beaten)
1. Combine Ingredients A and B in a mixer and mix to form a dough.
A
120g almond meal (ground almond)
180g plain flour
120 caster sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
B
120ml vegetable cooking oil (sunflower, canola or corn oil)
For Glazing:
1 egg yolk (beaten)
1. Combine Ingredients A and B in a mixer and mix to form a dough.
(In this part, you may use your hands to
knead till all combined well. It look
more like
crumbs but it is ok or you may add a
little more oil in).
2.
Scale the dough of about 7g each rounded portion. (I used a watermelon
ball roller to scoop
out an amount instead of weighing to 7g everytime. After that, using both my palms to lightly
roll round again.)
out an amount instead of weighing to 7g everytime. After that, using both my palms to lightly
roll round again.)
3.
Arrange on a lined baking trays and glaze the surfaces with egg wash.
4.
Bake at a preheated oven at 180 Celcius for about 15-20 minutes until lightly
browned.
Cool well before storage.
Cool well before storage.
At the bakery shop here, one container selling at $30.00!
It is always economical to make at home though tiring but it is all well the effort because it is homemade! And that is what I love to do.
