ALMOND COOKIES

Almond cookies

It is still CNY period, still making cookies poor me but I enjoyed the baking. As requested by my girl student care's teacher for Almond cookies, this is going to be my last batch of CNY cookies for the year 2013.

Ingredients

·         250 gm ground almonds

·         400 gm plain flour

·         2 tsp baking powder

·         2 tsp salt

·         3 tsp bicarbonate of soda

·         200 gm cornflour

·         250 gm icing sugar, sieved  (I reduced to 190gm)

·         300 to 400 ml cooking oil

·         1 egg yolk, slightly beaten (egg glaze)

Method

1.  Sift the flour together with the baking powder , salt and bicarbonate of soda. Also mix in the cornflour. Add in the ground  almonds . Sift in the icing sugar. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.

2.  Add in oil sparingly, mix thoroughly till dough doesn't stick to the hands.

3.  Cover and let dough rest for 30 mins.

4.  Roll into small balls, do not flatten.

5.  Place balls of dough, 1 inch apart on a lightly greased or paper lined baking tray.

6.  Apply egg glaze.

7.  Bake in preheated oven @ 180 deg C for about 20 to 25 mins, or till golden brown.

8.  Remove from oven and let cool on tray for about 5 mins. before removing them to cool completely on a wire rack.

9.  Once cooled, store in an air-tight cookie jar.

Have a great snake year ahead.