Almond Nut Cookies

Chinese New Year is round the corner and I just realized that I have all kinds of new year goodies sitting in my kitchen cabinet, ALL HOMEMADE !
NON, il n’est pas moi
It’s my mum
She baked them ALL

She is especially diligent this year, after being freed from looking after her new grandson
Being tied down by my little baby for more than a month, she regained her freedom, as if newly found

But somehow, the preparation for the new year isn’t quite complete without having me to lift a finger

So today, while Malcolm was in school and while the baby was asleep, I decided to do some simple bake

I baked almond nut cookies, more like the chinese style
It was really simple and took me slightly more than an hour to mix, knead, mould and bake
I actually mould them while rocking Marcus in his stroller with my other hand

So without further ado, here’s the really-simple-no-brainer recipe for busy mums like myself

Chinese New Year Almond Nut Cookies

Ingredient
200 g diced almond
250 g plain flour
100 g icing sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp salt
Slightly less than 1 cup of olive oil
1 egg yolk (for glazing)

Method
Mix all dry ingredient
Add in olive oil, in parts, while kneading
Pinch some dough and roll into a ball
Place on baking tray and slightly press on the top to shape it
Brush top of cookie with egg yolk
Baked at 180 deg celsius for 15 minute

Make 50

and here’s a couple of hearts to wow my husband this evening

Here’s wishing everyone a ROARing good year and have fun celebrating Valentine’s Day !