Asian style cashews cookies
These cashew nuts cookies are very easy and fast to make not only for the Chinese New Year but anytime you want.
Ingredients
- 100 g Plain Flour
- 7.5 g Potato Starch
- 2 g Baking Soda
- 2 pinches Salt
- 20 g Vegetable Oil
- 50 g Melted Unsalted Butter
- 60 g Sugar
- 20 g Blended Cashew
- Whole Cashew Nuts for topping
- 1 Egg (egg wash)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Into a bowl mix the dry ingredients: flour, potato starch, salt and baking soda. Blend together with a spoon so that its evenly mixed.
- In another bowl, mix the oil, melted butter, sugar and blended cashews.
- Add in the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly till combined. The dough should not be sticky and should be able to roll into a ball in the palm of your hand.
- Lay out parchment over a baking tray and roll small 1-inch balls and place on tray. Next, press gently in the center with your thumb to make a small indent and place 1 piece of roasted cashew in the indent.
- When all cookies are laid out, egg wash gently and then bake at 180C for 8 to 10 minutes, fan on.
- Once the timer has sounded, turn off the oven and allow to bake with the residual heat for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and consume when cooled down as it will crisp up.
