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Monday, January 16, 2012

Crunchy Almond Cookies 杏仁脆饼



I made this Crunchy Almond cookies that specially for my husband who prefer crunchy and nutty type of cookie than those flaky and melt-in-mouth cookie. After gaining the experiences from the 4 failed attempted of dragon cookies, this time, it only took me two times to succeed in making this cookie that suit my husband's taste.



Crunchy Almond cookies杏仁脆饼



One thing i want to highlight in this recipe, do not omit the salt. Because you should be able to taste the saltiness after you finished a cookie (this is the taste of what my husband wants !), and the cookie taste even better after kept it for 1-2days..

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If you want more nutty aroma, you may want to add some almond nibbles...And this cookie is "Eggless' too !

Crunchy Almond cookies杏仁脆饼





Crunchy Almond Cookies杏仁脆饼
(recipe source: by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover)


Crunchy Almond cookies杏仁脆饼160g Butter
100g castor sugar
120g almond meal
170g corn flour
1tsp baking powder
3/4tsp salt


Method
1. Sift corn flour and baking powder, set aside.
2. Cream the butter and sugar till light and creamy.
3. Add in almond meal, mix well.
4. Add in salt and sifted corn flour and baking powder, combine to form a soft dough.
5. Flatten the dough to about 1cm thick, use a cutter to cut to desired shape.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 170c at lower rack for 20-25mins.



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50 comments:

Roses_Leo09 aka Hanim said...

hi sonia

suitable for CNY arr....
nice and simple

Li Shuan said...

Yes, I like to taste a bit salty after taste cookies too. Oh no eggs cookies, interesting !! Cant go wrong with any cookies with almond flavour. Love it.

Anh said...

lovely cookies for CNY!

Honey Bee Sweets said...

Love the golden colour! But I prefer the melty kind though, heehee. 😁

Diane said...

Will be making these very soon, I love anything almond flavoured. Diane

Yummy Bakes said...

I also make almond cookies yesterday but mine is melt-in-the mouth type.

鲸鱼蓝蓝蓝 said...

外形很讨喜
有一种朴素的美丽:)

Mel said...

Almond cookies is my all time favourite. Going to start baking my version soon if my right hand permitted to do so in few days time.

苏联妈妈 said...

wow...this is something different cos used butter instead of peanut oil .

delia said...

how many pieces can 1 recipe yield?

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

delia, i think around 70pcs++, i don't really count it, sorry..

J.O said...

杏仁饼我很爱叻(^^)
只不过懒惰用模型印出来

Small Kucing said...

these look yummy. Yesterday I had some "almond crunch". At least that is what the lady call it la. Something like biscontti but thinner. Very nice.

Min said...

This is nice, Sonia. They look awesome although it's eggless :)

Unknown said...

As long as it's not chewy type, I love them all ^_^

E said...

This looks like a simple, delicious cookie. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Lovely cookies! Too bad. Already stop my cookies bakes. Have to wait for next year :D

Ana Regalado said...

These cookies looks great , Sonia ! Love that it's thicker , too :) Adding a pinch of salt to cookies and cakes is always a great idea :D

Julie said...

very thick and perfect made cookies,crunchy bites with a cup of tea..

Erivum Puliyum

Shoutforfood said...

i am ready for cny.

Pete said...

Crunchy or melt in the mouth....semua my favourite...as long as they are cookies....ha ha ha!

Carrie Tai said...

Thanks for sharing. Super love the cookies recipe you provided :)

tigerfish said...

calling my name when they are melt-in-your mouth :)

Somewhere in Singapore said...

How nice if i can taste a piece of it now, kakaka....

divya said...

Drooling here...yummy looking

Jehanne said...

Those dainty cookies look so beautiful, nicely done Sonia..and wishing you a good Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Sherleen.T said...

your hubby is so lucky to have a wonderful wife who can bake so well...even tried few rounds to get the right taste especially for him...
the cookies look simple but definitely nice to eat ^^

sean said...

你家老爷真的很幸福。

最后,
祝你happy new year.
明年我们再见。嘻嘻。。。

ahteekitchen said...

NIce to see, nice to hold, n nice to eat!!!! Hope that I have extra time to try dis out!!
Happy dragon year to u Sonia!!

Anonymous said...

Hi Sonia,

Very nice cookies indeed. Very sorry to comment but isn't 5 cm a little too much for the cookies' thickness?

Shirlynn

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

Shirlynn, sorry, typo error, not realized 5cm is so thick, hahaha, it should be around 1cm..

Mary said...

These sound great, Sonia. They look really tiny too. Are they bite-size cookies? (I LOVE tiny dessert snacks!)

Eileen@Hundred Eighty Degrees said...

Hi Sonia, this looks good. I'm done with cookie baking so I'll leave this recipe for next year..Thanks for sharing.

Nami | Just One Cookbook said...

I love your almond cookies! Looks delicious and I'm afraid I can keep eating this... =)

Fiona said...

Thank you for the recipe, I baked them this morning as CNY nibbles for my husband and he loved them. I added a flaked almond to the top.

New Kid on the Blog said...

Hi... what is almond meal??

petrina said...

i love all your creative cookies Sonia! will definitely try this one - i love almond cookies!

Quay Po Cooks said...

My mum's friend gave us a tin of almond flakes britters. We finish the britters the same day. I am sure we will do the same for your almond cookies.

Unknown said...

What type of butter to use? Salted or unsalted butter? If use salted butter, do I still need to add the salt? Pls advise.

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

Anne, I used salted butter. Yes you still need to add salt even though you use salted butter, the special of this cookie is the hint of salt after bite.

Unknown said...

Thanks for the info. Do I need to leave the dough to rest or freeze the dough before I cut out the pattern and bake? I check through other website and state that the cookies will taste better if leave to rest or freeze the dough. Can I do the same here?

joysnow2010 said...

Hi,
your cookies look yummy.
any idea where to buy almond meal
?
i have tried to buy in NTUC and cold storage but unable to find it.

Anonymous said...

Hi joysnow2010,
You may want to try buying it from Phoon Huat baking store. All kinds of baking needs are available at one stop. All the best.

Baking Scientist said...

Hi Nasi Lemak Lover, thanks so much for sharing this recipe. the ingredients are few and method is straightforward, just the kind of recipe I love :) Best of all, the taste is great! I made a batch this morning. I ran out of corn flour so I substituted part of it with yellow cornmeal, and the cookies taste great :)

Unknown said...

Hi Sonia, i baked this cookie today & it tasted great. However during baking, the cookie didnt retain its shape & expanded by quite a lot.. Also the dough was so soft that it was not possible to use a cookie cutter & I shaped with my hands.. Are these normal, or did i do something wrong?

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

Yvonne, maybe you reduce temp to 160C and see. This dough is soft but still can be handle, if this is your case, then you store in the fridge for a while to harden it a bit before shaping.

Yvonne said...

Thanks Sonia. I ended up weighing & handrolling the dough & it worked for me. Baked a 2nd time & added 50g chopped almonds, tastes even better. Than you for sharing your recipe. :-)

Anonymous said...


Thanks Sonia ! This is the PERFECT crunchy almond cookies for me. Definitely a keeper ! I toasted the almond meal and almond nibs prior to adding to the dough.. ended up with super crunchy and nutty cookies.

I'm trying to 'beautify' the cookies using cookie plunger, but due to the coarse almond meal and almond nibs, it doesn't have the smooth edges.

~ Ming

Carol said...

Interesting recipe as didn't know that almond cookies use corn flour instead of all purpose flour / cake flour.
Can I substitute butter wit olive oil.

Anonymous said...

Hi, If no corn flour can use plain flour to replace?

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