Peking Cookies 桃酥

This is a traditional Beijing style cookie...not too sweet and melt in your mouth. Nuts may be chosen from any your favorite variations, such as walnut, almond, pecans, seeds, etc. The main ingredients are flour, sugar and cooking oil...and you may already have them in your kitchen...so simple and easy!

Simple ingredients:

• 2 egg
• 1/2 sugar or brown sugar (for darker color)
• 1/2 cooking oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Easy to make:

1. In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
2. In another medium mixing bowl, whisk 1 egg and sugar about 1-2 minutes until turn light yellow. Then, add cooking oil and vanilla, whisk until well blended.
3. Fold in flour mixture with a spatula. Don't stir. Just fold to a dough, then fold in your favorite nuts. ( I used 1 cup of sliced almond). Cool in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to let the oil to moist the flour.
4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a parchment paper on a cookie sheets.
5. Scoop about 1 Tbsp. of the cookie dough and roll to a ball with two hands, and flatten on the prepared cookie sheet. Finish the rest of the dough with the same way.
6. Brush egg liquid on the top of the cookies. Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown. ( I boiled the tops one minute before I take them out to give the tops nice golden color).

Extra: Great cookies for bake sales, fund raisers, gifts for special occasions, even can be used for cheesecake crust.