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Chinese Cashew Nut Cookies
One of the many favourite Chinese New Year cookies that are extremely popular and normally given as gifts or served to friend and family during the festive season.
Prep Time
35
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Cookies, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine:
Asian Dessert, Chinese
Diet:
Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Low Salt, Vegan
Keyword:
Cashew Nuts, Chinese New Year Cookies, CNY Cookies, Dairy Free, Egg Free, Low Carb, Low Carb Baking, Refined Sugar Free, Soy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings:
40
cookies
Calories:
110.11
kcal
Author:
Daphne Goh
Metric
US Customary
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
350
g
natural cashew nuts
350
g
gluten free all-purpose flour
4
tablespoons
stevia
¼
teaspoon
salt
¾
teaspoon
xanthan gum
Wet Ingredients:
200
g
vegan butter
2
tablespoons
rice milk
Garnish:
⅓
cup
natural cashew nuts
halved
Instructions
Add all the cashew nuts into a food processor and ground until fine.
In a large bowl, whisk the rest of the dry ingredients together and add in the ground cashew nuts. whisk and combine well.
Then add the vegan butter to the dry ingredients and rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs.
Add 2 tablespoons rice milk and use your hands to knead the dough until you get a smooth dough.
Preheat fan-forced oven to 160C or 320F. Position the oven rack in the lower third of your oven.
Roll the dough into small balls (25g/1oz each), repeat until you have used up all the dough.
Flatten each ball into a 1 ½ inch round patty and smooth the edges with your fingers.
Place each cookie dough ½ inch apart, onto non-stick large baking trays lined with baking paper.
Press halved cashew nut gently onto the center of each cookie dough.
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until the cookies are lightly golden brown.
Allow the cookies to cool on the baking trays for 5 to 10 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.
Once the cookies are completely cooled, store in an air-tight container.
Recommended Products
Food Processor
Glass Mixing Bowl
Non-Stick Large Baking Tray
Parchment Baking Paper
Notes
*Allergens*: Nuts.
Nutrition Facts
Chinese Cashew Nut Cookies
Serving Size
1 cookie
Amount per Serving
Calories
110.11
% Daily Value*
Fat
7.84
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
1.6
g
10
%
Trans Fat
0.02
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1.71
g
Monounsaturated Fat
3.71
g
Sodium
50.17
mg
2
%
Potassium
66.83
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
10.24
g
3
%
Fiber
1.16
g
5
%
Sugar
0.88
g
1
%
Protein
2.6
g
5
%
Vitamin A
190.95
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
0.05
mg
0
%
Calcium
8.89
mg
1
%
Iron
0.94
mg
5
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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