I am looking for a recipe for a true Chinese Almond Cookie. Not the kind that you just load up with almond extract, stick a blanched almond in the centre and call it a day. The kind I am looking for is the kind that better Chinese restaurants serve. They are an almost orangey yellow colour, usually eggwashed. But the difference is that they are either made with almond flour or almond paste or possilby a bit of both and the almond extract may or may not be added but it isn't the main reason for the taste. I find that the other recipes using only the almond extract, have a chemical taste.
I have done several searches and just keep finding these ones made with the extract. I remember watching the tailend of a cooking show a few years back where they used either almond flour or paste in their cookies and they looked to be what I am hoping to find in a recipe.
you make them rather thick and traditionally they were fairly large cookies too, with the blanched almond in the centre.
Can anyone help? Where I grew up, there was a restaurant called the Main Garden, that had the best almond cookies ever.
Hugs Squirrelly

I'm doing a search for you and haven't come across any that contain almond paste or flour. Just almond extract. I'll keep looking for you.

Hi Squirrelly,

Do these sound right to you?

3/4 cup almond paste, at room temperature
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
8 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup crushed, blanched, sliced almond pieces

Combine almond paste with sugar and mix well. Add butter and vegetable oil and beat till smooth. Add egg. Add salt, almond extract and vanilla extract. Scrape down bowl. Add baking soda, cornstarch and flour and mix to combine.

3. Form dough into walnut sized balls and roll in crushed almonds. Place 2 1/2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Dip the bottom of a glass or small measuring cup in sugar and press down on each cookie to flatten.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 18-20 minutes until cookies are lightly golden.

Berta

You know, I think it was almond flour they had used. But those may taste more like them, minus the rolling in crushed almonds. I will give that recipe a try next week. It sounds good regardless! Thanks kiddo!
Hugs Squirrelly

ok, I found two recipes with almond flour, I don't if this is it or not...
Good Luck


http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/recipes/recipe-cookie02.html

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/lowcarb/lowcarb2.html