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Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies
Chinese almond cookies are delicious and favorite Chinese New Year cookies made from almond flour with an almond in the middle on top of the cookies.
Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
Course:
Asian Dessert, Cookies, Snack
Cuisine:
Asian Desserts, Chinese
Diet:
Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Salt, Vegan
Keyword:
Almond, Chinese Cookies, Chinese New Year Cookies, CNY Cookies, CNY Snack, Corn Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Paleo, Soy Free, Vegan
Servings:
21
cookies
Calories:
142.42
kcal
Author:
Daphne Goh
Metric
US Customary
Ingredients
21
Chinese dried almonds
or
blanched almonds
Dry Ingredients:
2
cups
almond meal
(also called almond flour)
30
g
desiccated coconut
⅓
cup
coconut sugar
½
teaspoon
salt
For the Paleo Friendly Baking Powder:
¼
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
cream of tartar
Wet Ingredients:
½
cup
extra virgin olive oil
1
teaspoon
almond extract
1
teaspoon
coconut extract
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Instructions
Mix and combine the baking soda and cream of tartar and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine and mix all the wet ingredients.
In a large bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients and the paleo friendly baking powder together.
Then add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Preheat fan-forced oven to 160C or 320F. Position the oven rack in the lower third of your oven.
Using your hands squeeze some dough together and form a 1 inch ball, repeat until you have used up all the dough.
Place each cookie dough 2 inches apart, onto baking trays lined with baking paper.
Press each Chinese dry almond or blanched almond gently onto the center of each cookie dough.
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the cookies are lightly brown.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking trays for 5 to 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Once the cookies are completely cooled, store in an air-tight container.
Recommended Products
Glass Mixing Bowl
Non-Stick Large Baking Tray
Cooling Rack
Notes
Chinese dried almonds can be purchased from Asian groceries stores.
Allergen
: Nuts.
Nutrition Facts
Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies
Serving Size
1 cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
142.42
% Daily Value*
Fat
12.46
g
19
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.7
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4.34
g
Sodium
70.41
mg
3
%
Potassium
28.27
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
6.38
g
2
%
Fiber
1.53
g
6
%
Sugar
3.95
g
4
%
Protein
2.7
g
5
%
Vitamin A
0.07
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
0.02
mg
0
%
Calcium
26.97
mg
3
%
Iron
0.55
mg
3
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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