Almond Cookies
Posted on 12 February 2015
Posted on 12 February 2015
Almond cookies are one of the popular Chinese New Year (CNY) cookies. They also happen to be my family’s favourite.
These almond cookies are healthier and lighter than the usual butter and sugar loaded cookies. They are butter-free, shortening-free, milk-free and egg-free (if you skip the egg wash). Not only healthy, they are absolutely delicious, crumbly, nutty and less sweet.
I can’t believe that they are so incredibly easy to make, a lot easier than making peanut cookies. All the ingredients are common items that can be easily purchased from any local baking...
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Ingredients:
Eggplants
Grated cheese (I used mozellara)
Method:
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