You might want to try these Lunar New Year cookies. They happen to be my mother-in-law's favourite.
CHINESE ALMOND COOKIES
2-1/2 cups plain flour
3/4 cup sugar
50gm ground almond
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup butter - softened
1 egg
2 tbsps water
Few drops of almond extract (optional)
40 blanched almonds
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp water
Beat butter with sugar until creamy. Add egg. Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture. Add almond extract, water and knead to make a soft dough. Refrigerate dough for 1/2 hour.
Roll out dough and shape into round (or finger shaped) cookies. Top each cookie with an almond. Brush cookies with beaten egg yolk and water.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 20 - 25 minutes. Makes about 40-50 cookies.