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Chinese Almond Cakes

By: Rosina  
"Butter cookies topped with an almond."

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 36 blanched almonds
  • 1 egg yolk

Directions

  1. Sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a large bowl. Using pastry blender or knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
  2. Beat the egg together with 2 tablespoons of the water and the almond extract. Add this to the flour mixture and mix with a fork until dough leaves the sides of the bowl.
  3. On a lightly floured surface, knead the dough until it is smooth. Wrap it in foil or cling-wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
  4. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  5. Form dough into 1 inch balls and place them 3 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie to about 1/4 inch thick and press an almond into the center of each. Beat egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water and brush on cookies.
  6. Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 186 | Total Fat: 9.6g | Cholesterol: 43mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by CHIAVARO 
These should be called plain "Almond cookies". I'm a chinese cookie or cake "monster" and am... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by SCOUTAROO 
Quick, easy, and delicious! MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by IDORU 
Pretty darned good:) MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by Cheryl 
Not the most authentic Chinese almond cookie recipe, but they're pretty good and certainly the... MORE

 
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