腰果桃酥Chinese Cashew Cookies

【Chinese Cashew Cookies】
by MaomaoMom

A traditional Chinese cashew cookie, used cooking oil to make these yummy cookies.

Meal type: dessert
Prepare time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 22 minutes
Level: low
Serves: 24 servings

Ingredients:
1) 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (120g), ¾ cup Cake & pastry flour (102g), ¼ cup corn starch (34g), 1.25 tsp Baking powder, ¾ tsp Baking soda, ½ tsp Ammonium Carbonate , ½ tsp salt;
2) 2/3 cup roasted cashews (110g);
3) 1 beaten egg, use 2 tbsp (about 30 g),
4) 2/3 cup+1 tbsp (150g) oil, 2/3 cup sugar (140g), 1 tsp vanilla extract;
5) egg wash: left over beaten egg;

Directions：

Preheat oven at 360F.
1: Place cashews inside a plastic bag, seal and crash cashews into very small pieces with a rolling pin. Line one 22×32 cm baking pan or larger with parchment paper or silicon baking sheet, set aside.
2: Place all ingredients of Ingredient 1) in a medium size bowl (Picture 1), mix well. Add crushed cashews (Picture 2), mix well.

3: In a medium mixing bowl add all ingredients listed in Ingredient 4) and 2tbsp beaten egg (Picture 3). Then use a fork to mix oil, egg and sugar together (Picture 4). Add flour and cashews mixture to the oil egg and sugar mixture (Picture 5), mix with the fork to just combine (Picture 6).
4: Divide the dough into 24 small pieces and form a ball and press into 0.8 cm thick circle and put them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bursh with egg wash (Picture 7).
5: Bake the cookies in the oven for 22-24 minutes until side are light golden. Cool before serving.

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