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Traditional Crispy Chinese Walnut Cookies

groups4 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 30 minsskilletCook: 25 minsscheduleTotal: 55 minsoutdoor_grillBaked
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12 Steps Total
01
Active Cooking
00:00:14
warningStay safe

Wear insulated oven mitts when removing the hot baking tray to prevent burns.

Spread 150g walnuts on a baking tray, bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 8 minutes until crispy, then turn off the heat and let cool.

local_fire_department180°C for 8 minutes
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Bake walnuts at 180°C for 8 minutes and remove immediately when time is up, otherwise they will burn and taste bitter.

Ingredients:walnut (150 g)
Tools:baking trayoven
02
Preparation
00:00:18

Pour the cooled walnuts into a food processor and pulse until coarse granules form. Do not chop too finely, then set aside.

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Do not chop the walnuts too finely

maintaining coarse texture ensures better crunch in the cookies

Ingredients:walnut
Tools:food processor
03
Active Cooking
00:00:37

Place 80g softened unsalted butter at room temperature into a bowl, and beat until fluffy and creamy.

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Butter must be softened at room temperature in advance, otherwise it cannot be beaten fluffy properly.

Ingredients:Unsalted butter (80 g)
Tools:mixing bowlelectric mixer
04
Active Cooking
00:00:48

Add 1g salt and 50g powdered sugar to the beaten butter, and mix slowly until fully combined.

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Mix the powdered sugar in slowly before speeding up, otherwise the powder will fly everywhere.

Ingredients:Salt (1 g)powdered sugar (50 g)Unsalted butter
Tools:electric mixer
05
Active Cooking
00:01:17

Gradually add 50g room temperature whole egg liquid in several batches, beating at high speed until combined; ensure each addition is fully incorporated before adding the next.

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Egg liquid must be added gradually in batches

each addition must be fully emulsified before adding more, otherwise oil-water separation will occur

Ingredients:whole egg liquid (50 g)
Tools:electric mixer
06
Preparation
00:01:50

Sift together 180g cake flour and 2g baking soda into the butter egg mixture.

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Flour must be sifted, otherwise lumps will form and affect the texture.

Ingredients:Cake flour (180 g)baking soda (2 g)
Tools:sieve
07
Active Cooking
00:01:59

Wear gloves and gently knead and press the ingredients in the bowl until they form an even, non-sticky dough.

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Knead by pressing and folding gently

do not over-knead otherwise the dough will develop gluten and lose crispiness

Ingredients:Cake flourbaking soda
Tools:gloves
08
Active Cooking
00:02:16

Add most of the chopped walnuts (reserve 20g for decoration), knead gently until just combined, do not over-knead.

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After adding walnuts, mix gently and avoid over-kneading at all costs.

Ingredients:walnut (130 g)
09
Active Cooking
00:02:39

Divide the dough into 20g portions each (makes about 23 pieces), roll into balls and press gently. Keep thickness moderate—not too thin or thick—and arrange on the baking tray.

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Ensure each portion is even in size. Keep thickness moderate when flattening

too thin will burn easily, too thick won't bake through in the center

Tools:baking traykitchen scale
10
Active Cooking
00:02:59

Evenly brush a layer of egg yolk (from 1 egg yolk) over the cookies, then press the reserved 20g chopped walnuts onto each cookie for decoration.

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Brush egg yolk thinly and evenly, and press walnut pieces gently into the dough, otherwise they will fall off after baking.

Ingredients:Egg Yolk (1 piece)walnut (20 g)
Tools:brush
11
Active Cooking
00:03:22
warningStay safe

Wear insulated oven mitts when removing from the oven and watch out for high temperatures to avoid burns.

Place the baking tray into the preheated oven and bake at 180°C for 20 to 25 minutes. The surface will crack slightly; bake until golden brown, then turn off the heat and remove.

local_fire_department180°C for 20 to 25 minutes
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Every oven's heat varies, monitor the color in the last few minutes to avoid burning.

Tools:baking trayoven
12
Waiting Time
00:03:34

After baking, transfer the walnut cookies with the tray onto a cooling rack to cool down. Once cooled, they become extremely crispy and delicious.

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Watch out

Freshly baked cookies are very fragile

they must cool completely on a rack to set before moving

Tools:cooling rack

groceryAll Ingredients

Unsalted butter80 g
powdered sugar50 g
Salt1 g
whole egg liquid50 g
Cake flour180 g
baking soda2 g
walnut150 g
Egg Yolk1 piece

blenderAll Tools Needed

baking trayovenfood processormixing bowlelectric mixersievegloveskitchen scalebrushcooling rack