Green Pea Cookies

Nov 7, 2026 · By VanillaGoods

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Green pea cookies are crumbly, pale-green rounds made from ground roasted green peas, flour, powdered sugar and oil, glazed with egg yolk and baked until just golden. They taste toasty, gently savory-sweet and dissolve on the tongue, and they make a nut-free cousin of the classic peanut cookie. Makes 36 cookies in about 1 hr 28 min.

Prep 30 min

Cook 18 min

Cooling 40 min

Total 1 hr 28 min

Yield 36 cookies

Ingredients

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4 oz (120 g)roasted green peas, store-bought snack peas
1 cup (130 g)all-purpose flour
½ cup (55 g)powdered sugar
1 pinchsalt, omit if the peas are salted
⅓ cup (80 ml)neutral oil
1 (18 g)egg yolk
1 tsp (5 ml)water

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Instructions

Heat the oven to 340°F (170°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
Grind the roasted green peas with the all-purpose flour, powdered sugar and salt in a food processor until the peas are a fine powder with no gritty bits, 1 to 2 minutes, scraping down once.
Tip the pea flour mixture into a bowl. Add about 70 ml of the neutral oil and mix with a spatula, then your hand, until a smooth dough forms that holds together without cracking; add the remaining oil a teaspoon at a time only if it still crumbles.
Roll the dough into 10 g balls (about 36) and set them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the baking sheets; they barely spread. Press a small cross on top of each with the blunt end of a chopstick.
Beat the egg yolk with the water and brush a thin coat over the top of each cookie.
Bake until the tops are glossy golden and the bottoms lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes, swapping the sheets halfway through.
Cool on the sheets for 10 minutes (they are fragile while hot), then move to a rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes, before storing.

Tips

Use crunchy roasted (or fried) snack green peas, not frozen peas; fried peas are oilier, so you may need less oil.
Grinding the peas together with the flour and sugar keeps them from turning into a paste and gives a very fine, sandy crumb.
Do not taste the unbaked dough; it contains raw flour.
Good with hot oolong tea.

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Recipe FAQ

How long does it take to make green pea cookies?

Plan on 30 minutes of prep and 18 minutes of cooking, plus 40 minutes to rest. The recipe makes 36 cookies.

How should I store green pea cookies?

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks.

Can I make green pea cookies ahead?

It is at its best the day it is made; prepare it a few hours before serving.

A Lunar New Year cookie sold year-round in Singapore but traditionally made and gifted for the festival, built on finely ground roasted green peas in the same sandy style as Chinese peanut cookies. Serve it with hot oolong tea.

Variations

Seaweed green pea cookies: add 2 tsp (2 g) aonori seaweed flakes to the processor with the peas; bake time unchanged.
Peanut cookies: swap the green peas for 120 g (3/4 cup) roasted unsalted peanuts and use 70 ml (1/4 cup + 2 tsp) oil; bake time unchanged.
Egg-free finish: skip the egg wash and brush the tops with 15 ml (1 tbsp) milk; the cookies bake paler in the same time.

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Nutrition

Per serving = 1 of 36 servings this recipe makes.

51 Calories / serving

2.3g Fat

6.4g Carbs

1.2g Protein

1.8g Sugar

Whole recipe (36 servings): ~1836 cal · 83g fat · 230g carbs · 43g protein · 65g sugar

Estimated values per serving, calculated from standard ingredient data. Not verified Nutrition Facts; actual values vary with brands, measurements, and preparation.