Chinese-Style Peanut Cookie

These plump little almond cookies are easy to make and call for ground peanuts, corn flour, and vegetable oil.

• Preparation Time: 12 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 59 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
• ¼ cup corn flour
• ¾ cup roasted peanuts, finely ground
• 1 egg yolk, beaten (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Stir together the peanuts, flour, corn flour, and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl until well-combined. Make a well in the center of the peanut mixture. Slowly pour in the vegetable oil and mix with the peanut mixture to make a wet, slightly sticky dough. Pinch off about 2 teaspoons of dough per cookie, and roll into balls about 1/2-inch in diameter. Place the balls on the prepared baking sheets, and brush each with egg yolk, if desired.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool on racks.