Best Chinese Marble Cookies Recipes

Chinese Marble Cookies image

Provided by fawn512

Categories Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 38 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup vegetable shortening (i sub butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Beat the shortening with sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
Add egg, then vanilla.
Add dry ingredients and beat until well combined.
Add chocolate a little at a time, cutting in with a knife. Do not stir.
Form dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with the bottom of a sugar-coated glass.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes until lightly golden.
NOTE: I find these a bit salty, i will have to reduce the salt next time. Baked them for 15min.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 98, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 4.9, Sodium 49.4, Carbohydrate 10.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5.3, Protein 0.9

Chinese Marble Almond Cookies Recipe image

Provided by Cathers

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup vegetable shortening (used butter)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 tsp Almond Extract
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted - set aside for adding at end

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Beat the shortening with sugar and egg until light and fluffy Add dry ingredients and beat until well combined Add Almond and Vanilla Empty mixer bowl batter into wider/larger glass bowl to cut in chocolate batter --don't over stir as want to keep chocolate distinct Form dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with the bottom of a sugar coated glass Bake 8 to 10 minutes until lightly golden Enjoy! Brewster suggests using 1/2" scoop and 1 tsp Almond.