These almond cookies come from the China section of Good Housekeeping’s World Cookery (1972). Let me tell you right from the get-go, (and I could be totally wrong here) but to me, there is absolutely nothing Chinese about them. Not that I have a vast knowledge of Chinese cookies…the only ones I can think of are Fortune cookies which also have absolutely nothing authentically Chinese about them either!
Hmmm…I’m sensing a pattern here…
It feels weird to be starting the recipes for a country with a sweet but it just so happened that I had all of the ingredients to make these cookies in the house already. I hate shopping (or doing anything really) while masked up so an excuse not to have to leave the house is a bonus! Another bonus is that these almond cookies are really easy to make. And delicious!
I used coconut oil as the oil for these because I thought it might make them taste more Asian. The slight coconut flavour alongside the more prominent almond was really nice. Using coconut oil made for a really crunchy cookie though, so if you like a chewy cookie, I recommend using a different oil.
Also, a pet hate of mine is recipes that use half an egg! I mean WTF!!!! What on earth are you meant to do with the other half? Luckily I have two sous chefs who are more than happy to solve those problems for me. But for everyone else, half an egg is a pain the neck! Happily, though, these are really good I think you can do no wrong by doubling the recipe!
Here’s the recipe!
I’ll flick through the book and find some more Chinese-y Chinese dishes over the next few days. Even if it means I have to brave the world out there to get some ingredients!
Stay safe friends and have a great week!
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In American Chinese restaurants, these almond cookies are pretty common–they show up at Chinese buffets especially, ime. But I’m betting they, like chop suey, are more of an American Chinese thing than anything else! Yours look really nice. 🙂
Hello and thank you Miss Amy! This is fascinating! I have no idea why we do not have those cookies in Australian Chinese Restaurants! I wish we did! xx
Every Chinese buffet (back when we could still go to those) had a plate of those at the back end of the dessert line. So I guess they’re… Chinese-Western?
Thanks S S! I am certainly learning a lot about American-Chinese Food. Our dessert would be things like pineapple and banana fritters and deep-fried ice cream but no cookies! I feel cheated!