Chinese imperial palace almond cookies

Yield: 1 Servings

Measure Ingredient
2 cups Cake flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Butter ; room temperature
1 cup Sugar
2 larges Egg yolks
½ teaspoon Lemon extract
¾ teaspoon Almond extract
70 \N Whole blanced almonds
1 \N Egg
1 tablespoon Water

EGG WASH; IF DESIRED

Egg Wash: Mix well and brush on unbaked cookie I missed a bunch of posts, so I don't know if anyone posted any Chinese recipes in honor of Chinese New Year, but I got these from another list and they were obtained from www.copycat.com a wealth of copycat recipes Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy, then add egg yolks. Next add the extracts. Slowly add the flour and baking powder to the creamed butter and sugar and continue to mix well. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on a ungreased cookie sheet. Press an almond into the center of each cookie, and flatten cookies slightly with the edge of a spoon. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes, until they are golden brown.

To enhance the color you can use an egg wash on the cookies before you place them into the oven.

Posted to recipelu-digest by msdeep@... (Deanna M Polakowski) on Feb 03, 1998

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