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    Home » Festive Asian Recipes

    Published: Oct 4, 2022 · Modified: Aug 27, 2023 by Zen · This post may contain affiliate links.

    13 Asian Cookies Recipes

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    Delicious Asian Cookies Recipes, ranging from the traditional to modern fusion recipes, such as 3-ingredient brown sugar cookies, Chinese walnut cookies Hup Toh Soh, black sesame cookies with chocolate, and more!

    Close-up of a freshly baked Nutella cookie.
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    Fun fact: My Father and Grandfather both worked in a cookie factory. (In Asia, we call them biscuits!) Our lives were so cookie-centric, I even ate them for breakfast, which is why I've put this post under "Breakfast" recipes!

    During every summer vacation- for more years than I like to remember- I was slaving away in the hot factory too, so I definitely know a lot about Asian cookies! 🙂

    Expert Tips

    Tip #1: You can also substitute half of the butter in these recipes with lard to give your bakes even deeper and traditional flavour. Alternatively use bacon fat for a smoky taste.

    Tip #2: A properly preheated oven needs time- at least 12-15 minutes to get to 350F/ 177C/ 157C fan, give or take depending on the size of the oven. So plan this into your baking schedule!

    FAQ

    What is a Chinese cookie?

    It can refer to either Jewish almond cookies or Chinese fortune cookies, both of which aren't actually Chinese! If you're looking for cookies that are part of Chinese cuisine, such as pineapple tarts, click here.

    For Nut-lovers

    Tip: garnish the top of the cookie with a toasted nut for a great crunch!

    Black Sesame Cookies with Chocolate

    Half-eaten black sesame cookie with chocolate.
    Easy Chocolate Black Sesame Cookies (No Mixer)
    These easy Chocolate Black Sesame Cookies are delicious but super simple to make in UNDER 30 MINUTES. You simply stir the melted butter into the dry ingredients. (No stand mixer is needed, saving you precious wash-up time!) The nuttiness of the black sesame elevates the chocolate and makes it a more grown-up, not overly sweet cookie, with crisp edges and a soft, cake-like interior.
    Click here for the black sesame chocolate cookies.
    Close-up of a large, thick chocolate black sesame cookie.

    Nutella Cookies

    A tray of dry, hard, cracked hazelnut chocolate cookies made with too much flour.
    3-ingredient Nutella cookies
    This delicious easy Nutella cookies only require 3-ingredients and are like a cake in cookie form! They're soft with crisp edges and have the fragrant Nutella hazelnut aroma!
    Click here for the hazelnut chocolate cookies.
    Close-up of a freshly baked Nutella cookie.

    3-ingredient Almond Flour Cookies

    Many round almond cookies on a white plate.
    3-ingredient Almond Flour Cookies (GF) (DF)
    These 3-ingredient Almond Flour Cookies are so easy and delicious, they're life changing! Naturally sweet from the almonds, they're perfect for those who have a sweet tooth! (These bake up into light and chewy cookies with a soft texture, not crispy ones!) (Gluten Free) (Dairy Free)
    Click here for the soft almond cookies.
    Close-up of a round cookie with a whole almond in the centre.

    Walnut Cookies

    Cantonese walnut cookies for Chinese New Year with red packets
    Chinese Walnut Cookies (Hup Toh Soh)
    Also known as He Tao Su, these classic vegetarian cookies are easy to make at home, using store cupboard ingredients, and can be made vegan as well (info below). Crispy, crumbly and fragrant, they go well with coffee or milk tea!
    Try these vegetarian walnut cookies!
    Chinese Walnut Cookies with Chinese New Year red packets

    Pair these traditional Chinese cookies with a nice cup of Jasmine Tea with Milk! Actually these cookies are super popular in Hong Kong, so maybe have them with Yuan Yang Tea?

    Peanut Cookies

    Chinese peanut cookies on a plate with its ingredients peanuts, peanut oil, flour, sugar and egg
    Inspired by the "How to cook the Perfect..." column in The Guardian (UK newspaper), I baked over 2000 cookies before coming up with this ultimate Chinese peanut cookie recipe. Typically eaten over Chinese New Year, but there's no reason why you can't have it on regular days as well 🙂

    These cookies are popular in South East Asia- I don't use eggs in my recipes, just egg yolks to wash the cookies!

    FYI: We don't use peanut butter in traditional Chinese cookies! If you really must substitute, make sure it's a pure nut butter. If not, the extra shortening etc will wreak havoc on your cookie's texture!

    Tip: if you can't make your own ground peanuts, you can get ground peanuts from the Asian supermarkets.

    Chinese Peanut cookies
    If your friend likes peanut cookies, she'll love these traditional chinese ones- they're so good someone once ordered 22 jars of them in a go! The recipe was developed after baking over 2000 cookies, as can be seen from the different versions shown in the photo!
    Check out these old-fashioned Chinese peanut cookies.
    12 types of Chinese peanut cookies made from 12 different recipes on a plate

    Buttery Almond Cookies

    6 American style Chinese walnut cookies on a Peranakan plate.

    Like fortune cookies, these "Chinese" cookies were created by immigrants in America not China! Use high quality almond extract and almond flour (not almond meal) for extra almond flavor.

    Chinese Almond Cookies 2023 (Buttery)
    These Chinese Almond Cookies are the Asian-American version: they have a sweet, buttery and crisp texture, making them utterly delicious!
    Click here for the American Chinese cookies!
    Close-up of a hand picking up a Chinese almond cookie.

    P.S. In case you've not guessed, I'm a huge fan of nuts. Hence, I have this sweet and savory nut recipes round-up on my blog!

    Sesame Cookies

    These sesame cookie crisps are so easy to make, they only require 5 ingredients!

    Note: For more 5-ingredient Asian recipes, click here

    Brown Sugar

    A hand dipping a brown sugar cookie into a cup of afternoon tea.
    Easy 3-ingredient Brown Sugar Cookies
    Buttery, crisp but flaky and not-too-sweet, these deliciously easy 3-ingredient Brown Sugar Cookies are the perfect Holiday Bake for fall and winter! Lots of flavor for very little work, they're the perfect bake for when you're feeling lazy and don't have eggs.
    Click here for the easy brown sugar cookie recipe!
    Someone dipping a brown sugar cookie into a cup of tea.

    Green Tea

    12 bright green matcha cookies on a wire rack.
    Easy Matcha Cookies (4-ingredient shortbread)
    These delicious and easy Matcha Cookies are a 4-ingredient shortbread that is soft and crisp. They have a beautiful green color, taste wonderful and are so easy you can make them perfectly the first time! (Matcha is expensive so I have also added a budget friendly option.)
    Click here for the matcha tea cookies.
    12 bright green matcha cookies on a wire rack.

    Fruity

    Pineapple Tarts

    These are 1 of the most popular cookies in Singapore and Malaysia.

    I used to sell pineapple cookies every Chinese New Year but the homemade pineapple jam is a PAIN. I would have to stir the pineapple jam for hours! (I don't like using store bought pineapple paste as it's too sweet and doesn't taste as good.)

    Tip: Use unripe pineapples. We need to add a lot of sugar to preserve the jam and if you use a ripe pineapple, your jam becomes too sweet. If you're making open-face tarts, you need to bake the cookies first then add the jam half-way. If not, the jam becomes too dry!

    Note: if you love pineapples, why not try this pineapple matcha drink? The 2 flavors go together surprisingly well.

    Karachi cookies

    Fun karachi cookies
    These 5-starred cookies by Mayuris-Jikoni are colourful, fun and rose-scented. Perfect for a fun night in with the girls!
    Click here for these colorful cookies.
    A plate of tutti frutti karachi cookies

    Matcha

    Several green matcha cookies spread on a table

    Matcha Cookies

    Matcha and white chocolate cookies
    Matcha provides a pleasing bitterness to complement white chocolate, which can sometimes be too sweet. Try this Teak and Thyme recipe today! Matcha lovers may also be interested in these matcha mochi muffins or these delicious matcha recipes.
    Click here for Matcha Cookies.
    Several green matcha cookies spread on a table

    Matcha & Pine Nuts

    2 types of cookies on a cooling tray
    Matcha cookies vs pine nut cookies
    If your good friends have allergies or dietary restrictions, here are 2 paleo cookie recipes for you by I Heart Umami! Matcha cookies, and pine nut cookies.
    Check out the paleo cookies here.
    2 types of cookies on a cooling tray

    If you're a green tea fan with lots of matcha powder on hand, here are some some delicious matcha recipes that may interest you, such as this Starbucks inspired hot matcha latte, this oat milk matcha and these matcha muffins.

    Which of these Asian Cookie Recipes was your favourite? Tag me on social media (@greedygirlgourmet) if you make any of these!

    I have other recipes you may like here! :)

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