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: Strawberry & White Chocolate Bean Paste Cookies

Strawberry & White Chocolate Bean Paste Cookies (Sangtugwaja) - Bean Paste Cookies

Ingredients Used to Make This

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Sweetened White Bean Paste (a.k.a. Shiro 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. While some asian grocery stores carry them, I usually buy them in bulk directly from a Korean bakery. You can also find Sweetened White Bean paste online (just look up Shiro An on Amazon). Or make your own. I recommend this recipe from Just One Cookbook.

Egg yolk - the traditional recipe uses egg yolks as a binder for these cookies, and is not vegan. You could try using egg substitutes like flaxseeds and chia, but I haven't tried using them so I can't say much on whether they work.

**Vegan option: You can sub 1 egg yolk with 1 Tbsp of tapioca flour in this recipe**

Milk - milk of your choice. I used almond milk since that was what I had at home.
Honey - honey is what I used, but good substitutes include brown rice syrup, maple syrup or agave syrup.
Coconut Flour - be sure to read the recipe note for substituting this ingredient!
Pink Gel food coloring
Strawberry extract

For Deco

Dehydrated Strawberry pieces
Sesame seeds
Melted white chocolate chips - I used regular white chocolate chips, but you can also use white candy melts or almond bark. I also like using this stevia sweetened brand since it's lower-carb/lower sugar diet-friendly

Equipment

Ateco 869 Pastry Tube - French Star - Size 9

How to Make

How to Make Strawberry White Bean Paste Cookies

STEP 1

In a clean bowl, mix sweetened white bean paste with egg yolk, milk, honey and coconut flour.

STEP 2

Add pink gel food coloring. Use a toothpick to dab just a drop or two of food coloring into the batter so you don't over-color. Mix together until smooth

STEP 3

Prepare a piping bag with a French Star shaped piping tip (I used Ateco 869 size 9)

STEP 4

Pipe small dollops of the cookie dough onto a parchment lined cookie pan. To create a shell shape, squeeze the batter into the pan while pulling the bag towards you. Pull the tip along the surface to form a point.

Recipe Variations and Optional Add Ins:

You can color the cookie batter to whatever color you like before piping if you don't have pink.
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 almond extract.

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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