Chinese Almond Cookies for Lunar New Year

1 cup almond meal/flour (If you use almond meal (ground almond with skin), you may need to add more oil. Adjust the oil amount as you combine the dough. You should be able to make the dough into balls.)

1½ cups all-purpose flour (plain flour) (weigh your flour or use the “ fluff and sprinkle“ method and level it off)

120 g sugar ( ½ cup + 2 Tbsp)

¼ tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ cup neutral oil (may need more oil)

roasted unsalted almonds (optional; for decoration)

1 large egg yolk

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