I have posted this recipe last year but thought of sharing it here again as I highly recommend that you should try it out and who knows, it might get you addicted to it.
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. (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).
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 8g each rounded portion.
(Scoop 1 tsp of the mixture out and shape it to round again)
(Scoop 1 tsp of the mixture out and shape it to round again)
3.
Arrange on a lined baking trays and glaze the surfaces with egg wash.
4.
Bake at a preheated oven at 170 Celcius for about 15-20 minutes until lightly
browned. 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.