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Traditional Chinese Peanut Cookies

groups4 servingsspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 20 minsskilletCook: 25 minsscheduleTotal: 45 minsoutdoor_grillBaked
Allergens:warningPeanutswarningGlutenwarningEggs

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13 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:01:34

Crush 50g of peanuts and place them into a small baking tray.

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Pound with moderate force to maintain a granular peanut texture and avoid turning them into fine powder.

Ingredients:peanuts (50 g)
Tools:Baking traywooden pestlemixing bowl
02
Active Cooking
00:02:51
warningStay safe

Always use oven mitts when handling hot baking trays to prevent severe burns.

Bake the crushed peanuts in the oven at 150C for 20 minutes until golden and crunchy, then remove and let cool.

local_fire_department150C for 20 minutes
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Watch the temperature closely and bake only until golden brown, otherwise they will burn and taste bitter.

Ingredients:peanuts
Tools:OvenOven mitts
03
Preparation
00:03:33

Add 100g of peanut butter into the mixing bowl.

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Use a spatula to scrape all the peanut butter into the bowl to ensure accurate measurements.

Ingredients:chunky peanut butter (100 g)
Tools:Spatulamixing bowlkitchen scale
04
Active Cooking
00:04:14

Pour 60g of peanut oil into the peanut butter and mix thoroughly with a whisk until completely emulsified into a smooth paste.

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Peanut oil and peanut butter must be mixed thoroughly, otherwise the dry ingredients will not incorporate properly.

Ingredients:Peanut oil (60 g)chunky peanut butter
Tools:Spatulamixing bowl
05
Active Cooking
00:05:13

Add 30g granulated sugar, 30g icing sugar, and 1/4 tsp salt, and mix well again.

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A pinch of salt is necessary to balance the sweetness, otherwise the cookies will taste overly cloying.

Ingredients:granulated sugar (30 g)icing sugar (30 g)Salt (0.25 tsp)
Tools:Spatulamixing bowl
06
Preparation
00:05:28

Pour 150g of plain flour into the bowl, without over-mixing yet.

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Do not mix the flour and paste yet while waiting for roasted peanuts to cool, to avoid developing gluten.

Ingredients:plain flour (150 g)
Tools:mixing bowl
07
Preparation
00:05:42

Take 10 peanuts, and break each raw peanut in half for later use.

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Break the peanuts in half gently to keep their shape intact.

Ingredients:peanuts
Tools:small bowl
08
Preparation
00:05:57

Crack 1 egg, extract the yolk into a small bowl, and cover with plastic wrap for later use.

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Cover the egg wash surface with plastic wrap to prevent it from drying out and forming a crust.

Ingredients:Egg (1 piece)
Tools:small bowlplastic wrap
09
Active Cooking
00:06:27

Add the cooled and dry roasted crushed peanuts into the flour and peanut butter mixture, and mix thoroughly with a silicone spatula to form a dough.

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Watch out

Different brands of peanut butter vary in consistency

add a little oil if too dry, or flour if too wet

Ingredients:peanutsplain flour
Tools:silicone spatulamixing bowl
10
Active Cooking
00:07:27

Turn the dough onto a chopping board, roll into a log, divide into about 20 equal portions (15-20g each), roll into balls, and place on a baking tray.

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Divide the dough into even sizes and roll gently to prevent cracking if too dry or losing shape if too soft.

Tools:Baking traychopping boarddough scraper
11
Active Cooking
00:09:05

Place half a peanut on top of each rolled dough ball and gently press it down into the dough.

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Press the peanut with moderate force

too deep deforms the cookie, too shallow makes the peanut fall off after baking

Ingredients:peanuts
Tools:Baking tray
12
Active Cooking
00:09:46

Dip a brush in the egg wash and evenly brush a layer over the top and all sides of each dough ball.

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The egg wash must be brushed evenly on the top and sides, otherwise they will brown unevenly.

Ingredients:Egg
Tools:pastry brush
13
Active Cooking
00:11:00
warningStay safe

Always wear heat-resistant oven mitts when removing hot baking trays to avoid burns.

Place in the preheated oven and bake at 170-180C for 10 minutes, rotate the baking tray 180 degrees, and bake for another 10 minutes until done.

local_fire_department170-180C for 20 minutes
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Must rotate the baking tray 180 degrees halfway through to ensure even heat distribution and prevent one side from burning.

Tools:Baking trayOvenOven mitts

groceryAll Ingredients

peanuts60 g
chunky peanut butter100 g
Peanut oil60 g
granulated sugar30 g
icing sugar30 g
Salt0.25 tsp
plain flour150 g
Egg1 piece

blenderAll Tools Needed

Baking traywooden pestlemixing bowlOvenOven mittsSpatulakitchen scalesmall bowlplastic wrapsilicone spatulachopping boarddough scraperpastry brush