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Traditional Macao Almond Cookies

groups4 servingsspeedMediumcountertopsPrep: 20 minsskilletCook: 25 minsscheduleTotal: 45 minsoutdoor_grillBaked
Allergens:warningTree nuts

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13 Steps Total
01
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00:00:22

Combine 220g mung bean flour and 50g plain flour in a pan, and stir fry over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring continuously until fully dry-roasted.

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Watch out

Stir continuously over low heat

otherwise, the flour will burn at the bottom

Ingredients:Mung Bean Flour (220 g)plain flour (50 g)
Tools:spatulapan
02
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00:00:55

Pour the roasted flour mixture into a large white bowl, and set aside and leave it to cool.

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Let it cool completely before mixing with sugar and oil

otherwise, the sugar may melt and affect the texture

Ingredients:Mung Bean Flourplain flour
Tools:mixing bowl
03
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00:01:15
warningStay safe

Hold the knife securely and keep fingers curled inward when chopping nuts to avoid cuts.

Chop 50g toasted whole almonds coarsely on a cutting board using a knife.

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Chop evenly into coarse pieces

otherwise, large chunks will prevent the cookies from holding their shape

Ingredients:toasted whole almond (50 g)
Tools:knifecutting board
04
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00:01:54

Sift the cooled flour mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a large glass mixing bowl.

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Sift thoroughly to remove lumps

otherwise, the cookies will have hard flour pockets

Ingredients:Mung Bean Flourplain flour
Tools:fine mesh sievemixing bowl
05
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00:02:23

Sift 80g icing sugar into the bowl containing the flour mixture.

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Sift the icing sugar to break up clumps

otherwise, sweet spots will form in the cookies

Ingredients:icing sugar (80 g)
Tools:fine mesh sieve
06
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00:02:53

Add 70g almond powder and the chopped whole almonds into the bowl, and mix all dry ingredients thoroughly with a spatula.

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Mix the dry ingredients evenly

otherwise, the almond flavor will be unevenly distributed

Ingredients:almond powder (70 g)toasted whole almond
Tools:spatula
07
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00:03:19

Pour 60g corn oil into the dry mixture and rub in oil with hands until the mixture becomes crumbly and evenly moistened.

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Rub the oil in thoroughly

otherwise, oil pockets will form and cause the cookies to crack during baking

Ingredients:Corn oil (60 g)
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00:04:09

Add 2 tbsp water into the mixture, and rub and knead until the mixture can be kneaded into a ball without falling apart.

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Add water gradually and test the consistency

otherwise, too much water will make the dough sticky and difficult to mold

Ingredients:water (2 tbsp)
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00:04:44

Press the mixture firmly into a traditional wooden cookie mold using hands and a scraper.

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Pack the mold tightly

otherwise, the cookies will crumble when unmolded

Tools:scraperwooden cookie mold
10
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00:05:28

Tap the wooden mold gently against the silicone mat to release the pressed almond cookies cleanly.

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Tap gently

otherwise, the pattern will smear or the cookie will break

Tools:silicone mat
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00:05:40

Transfer the shaped cookies onto a baking tray lined with a baking mat.

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Space the cookies evenly

otherwise, uneven heat circulation will cause uneven baking

Tools:baking tray
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00:05:46
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Wear oven mitts when placing and removing the baking tray from the hot oven to avoid serious burns.

Bake in a preheated oven at 140°C for 20-25 minutes until set and slightly firm.

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Do not bake at too high a temperature

otherwise, the cookies will burn on the outside before cooking through

Tools:oven
13
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00:05:57

Remove from the oven, let the cookies cool completely on a cooling rack, and serve.

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Do not move the cookies while hot

otherwise, they will break easily before cooling

Tools:cooling rack

groceryAll Ingredients

Mung Bean Flour220 g
plain flour50 g
icing sugar80 g
almond powder70 g
toasted whole almond50 g
Corn oil60 g
water2 tbsp

blenderAll Tools Needed

spatulapanmixing bowlknifecutting boardfine mesh sievescraperwooden cookie moldsilicone matbaking trayovencooling rack