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Traditional Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies

This is something we have at home each Chinese New Year when I was growing up. My aunt will make lots of these for our CNY munchies as well as to give away as festive gifts. Continuing the tradition, I made some this year for the family to munch on during CNY and gave away some as gifts. I always feel family and friends appreciate homemade gifts more than store bought ones, even if it's something simple. There is only 5 ingredients and not a whole lot of trouble to put together. SO EASY LAH! The recipe shown here yields about 125 pieces of cookies (1 large jar or 2 small ones).

Watch video for step-by-step method of preparation

Approximate
Prep time: 4 hours
Cooking time: 2 hours
Yield: 125 pieces

Ingredients:

  • 300g all-purpose flour

  • 300g ground roasted peanut (peanut powder)

  • 165g icing sugar

  • 225ml groundnut oil

  • 1 egg

Method:
  1. Sieve icing sugar and all-purpose flour into a mixing bowl
  2. Add ground roasted peanut (peanut powder) and stir to combine
  3. Add groundnut oil slowly and knead to just combine the ingredients. Do not over-knead or the cookies will turn out hard. The dough should be pliable and soft (Play-Doh consistency). 
  4. Dust hands and the utensils with flour. Measure 1/2 teaspoon of dough and shape into a sphere. Repeat until the dough is used up.
  5. Arrange the cookie spheres on a baking tray. Space them out evenly and do not overcrowd the baking tray.
  6. Whisk egg. Brush tops of the cookies with the beaten egg.
  7. Baking time:
    • OVEN (Preheated): 170°C; 15 minutes
    • PANASONIC CUBIE: Convection with preheating setting; 170°C; 15 minutes
Notes:
  • Do not overknead the dough or the cookies will turn out hard
  • I like to paint 2 layers of beaten egg over the tops of my cookies for deeper golden hue. And I like the cracked texture the egg wash creates after the cookies are baked. 
  • Some people will use either the egg yolk only or add in some yellow food coloring to enhance the color of the baked cookies.
  • You can shape the cookies any which way you like - roll it out and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter or measure and roll into spheres. And you can decorate it cut wedges of peanuts or sugar sprinkles if you like.

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