Hey everyone! My post for the white bean paste cookies original post here has been so popular, I’ve decided to come up with a few new ways to make and enjoy this recipe. Here’s one variation: a VEGAN Korean Red Bean Paste Cookies.
The secret to making this vegan is tapioca flour, which helps bind the cookie batter together and helps the cookies develop a crispy and chewy exterior!
Ingredients Used to Make This
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- Sweetened Red Bean Paste (a.k.a. Koshi An): I eat this stuff by spoonfuls! It’s a versatile ingredient that goes inside my sweet rice mochi recipe as well my tofu mochi recipe, but it’s also used as fillings inside sweet breads, pancakes, cookies and more. You can find Sweetened Red Bean paste in most Asian grocery stores, and online (Amazon). There are Fine and Coarse kinds (I used coarse).
you can also use the white bean variety, see below:
- Sweetened White Bean Paste (a.k.a. Shiro An)
- Tapioca Flour – The secret to making these cookies vegan (without eggs) is tapioca flour, which helps bind the cookie batter together and helps the cookies develop a crispy and chewy exterior.
- Almond Milk – milk of your choice. I used almond milk since that was what I had at home.
- Almond flour – I used storebought Almond Flour like this one
Equipment
Ateco 869 Pastry Tube – French Star – Size 9
How to Make
How to Make Korean Red Bean Paste Cookies
STEP 1
In a clean bowl, mix sweetened red bean paste with almond milk, almond flour, and tapioca flour until smooth
STEP 2
Prepare a piping bag with a French Star shaped piping tip (I used Ateco 869 size 9)
STEP 3
Pipe small dollops of the cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie pan
STEP 4
Bake and carefully remove the cookies when cool enough to handle. Enjoy!
Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins:
- Love Coffee? Just add 1-2 tsp of coffee extract (1 tsp of instant coffee granules plus 1 tsp hot water) to the bean paste batter before baking. For the mocha version, add 1 Tbsp of cocoa powder
- Add natural flavoring / extracts. You can add a teaspoon of vanilla extract (I didn’t feel like it was essential so I left it out in this recipe), or other flavorings or extracts, such as caramel flavoring, hazelnut extract or almond extract.
- Chocolate Chip – Sprinkle mini chocolate chips on top before baking
How to Store
- You can store these cookies in an airtight container – in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze up to 4 months.
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Vegan Korean Red Bean Paste Cookies (Sangtugwaja)
Ingredients
- 300 g sweetened red bean paste (koshi an)
- 1 Tbsp almond milk
- 1 Tbsp tapioca flour
- 1/4 cup almond flour
Instructions
- In a clean bowl, mix sweetened white bean paste with 1 Tbsp milk, tapioca flour and almond flour
- Mix together until smooth. Add 1 Tbsp more almond milk if batter seems too thick for piping
- Prepare a piping bag with a French Star shaped piping tip (I used Ateco 869 size 9)
- Pipe small dollops of the cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie pan
- Bake in a 350F preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, or until the tops are dry.
- Carefully remove the cookies when cool enough to handle. Enjoy!
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