These crunchy, melt-in-mouth green pea cookies, mainly prepared with spelt flour, ground green peas, peanut oil, and icing sugar, are commonly baked for the Spring Festival celebration, but they are an outright winner any time of year.
Green Peas Spelt Cookies
adapted from No-Frills Recipes
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- Sift the spelt pastry flour, salt, baking powder, finely ground shelled green peas, and powdered sugar into a large bowl. Set aside.
- Slowly pour in oil and mix until the mixture forms a soft and pliable dough. Cover with a plastic wrap and allow it to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll the dough into inch balls and arrange them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Stir the egg yolk and water in a small bowl. Brush the top of each cookie with egg glaze and sprinkle some sesame seeds over. Bake for 15 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
118 comments:
These looks really yummy ! I love the idea of using green peas and spelt flour as it's more wholesome :D And gorgeous photos always !
Angie,
What is spelt flour? different from plain flour right?
I love this cookies. Very addictive.
These are gorgeous - such unique ingredients still making such a yummy cookie :D
Buzzed and wonderful post!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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An unusual cookie, they look like almond cookies and just as delicious!
So original Angie, I would never have thought of using split peas for cookies.
:-) Mandy
Gosh! These look very delicious and using spelt flour is more healthier.
This is a very original recipe!I 'll bookmark it!Have a lovely day,dear!
Never knew that my fav veggie/ bean should I said - the green peas - can be made into a cookies, and u use spelt flour! excelent!
Tq for sharing angie! ;)
Lovely cookies! their composition is so original.
Cheers,
Rosa
Lovely cookies! Great yummy look =)
Perfectly done and the cookies looks tempting
These look great!
oh angie, you're bringing back some chinese new year mood here! green peas cookies are quite common here during cny and you made them look so pretty in your photos!!
It's Chinese New Year all over again! Yay! This sure brings back the festive mood.
I've never had pea cookies, interesting, and they look great. I'd love to try one.
These are the best looking peas EVER.
Yummy! I still have some cookies left over from CNY:P These look delicious and crispy!
Oh my! These sound awesome. It is so interesting to know that you made them using green peas! What a great post!
wow..that's nice!
I love all your great spelt baking ideas. These are so unique.
Que galletas más ricas y originales Angie me encantan ,lucen crujientes y deliciosas,abrazos hugs,hugs.
Cute! Love the little size of it. Hope you are doing well.
Such a unique cookie...so wonderfully crackled! I'd love to sample these gems~
They look great with the golden color from baking and the sesame seeds on top! Wish I could taste one right now.
Never thought of peas as an ingredient for dessert, but I bet they would work great with their sweetness!
I always love cookies like these... Especially yam ones... green peas? I'm not a big fan but i'm sure they're just as beautiful :)
This is a MUST try! I've been looking for ways to eat more spelt! Thanks for sharing! :D
Split peas in cookies? I ahve got to try this recipe!!
Super cookies..with peas different try...comes out well
what nice and yumm look these!
Yummy looking cookies. Love the photos, they look perfect.
wow peas in a cookie how cool
I can't figure out this ingredient: fresh or dried peas?
yes a simple recipe again! thumbs up for this post of yours.
added to my list. have fun always :p
An interesting recipe ,I save it
@Anonymous Dried one, shelled and ground...
looks great and make a tasty snack for any time of the year.
this is a popular cookie during CNY..love you added sesame seed as topping, must be very fragrant!
Wow, green peas? I never would have thought of them in a sweet like this!
Lovely pictures and the cookies equally delightful as well. We make these cookies but not using spelt flour over the Chinese New Year as well.
Love this cookie and it just makes your mouth all sticky the moment you pop it in! Perfectly baked, Angie!
These look so delicious and soft, and I love the green tint. What a great cookie, Angie! Thanks for sharing.
Very different, love the green peas and they look great to serve to guest with cocktails. Have not worked with spelt yet!
How very interesting! Never heard of pea cookies :) Beautiful as always!
These are just gorgeous, and what a combination! I do not think I have ever seen peas utilized in a recipe like this...very creative!
@edithSpelt is a cereal grain in the wheat family, but easier to digest, higher in protein, and lower calorie. In Germany you can find spelt bread flour (#1050), spelt pastry flour (#630) and wholegrain spelt flour.
Hi Angie!
What a wonderful recipe and idea. I am wondering what those beauties taste like, wish I could have a bite right now. are there any left? =P
These remind me of peanut cookies. Will have to give them a try. I remember eating the flat ones with a hole in the middle (shape of medallions) when I was a kid. Have not tasted them in a long, long time.
Wonderful creative cookie recipe using, my favorite, spelt flour!
I've never heard of a cookie made out of peas, but it looks delicious!
These really are unusual. I am curious to try them. I love to try things that are out of the ordinary. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary
What an interesting cookie, I would love to taste this one. I like finding differnt ways to use spelt flour.
Angie, this is so creative. I would never have thought of using peas. Keep creating.
What a healthy twist on a cookie. This looks so amazing!!! Never tried spelt flour, am curious to find out how it tastes.
What an interesting combination ! I'm so curious to find out how this flavor combination works so bookmarking right away.
what a healthy recipe, Angie!
What an interesting recipe. These sound really interesting. I bet the flavour is incredible.
I love the green color in these cookies. I have never heard of using peas in baking, but I bet the flavor is great since peas are so nice and sweet.
I'm so amazed that these have PEAS in them! Crazy cool!
They look so cute! I was sure they were savoury, so the recipe is a big surprise too.
Those cookies look so good. Loved the lovely colour..
Green peas and spring - how I love them both! These look delicious, Angie, and wholesome too, which is wonderful.
lovethe recipe it is so unique! Great looking cookies!
So interesting these cookies with green peas and spelt flour...like the greenish color and they sure look tasty.
Hope you are having a wonderful week Angie :)
Very interesting! a very creative dish indeed.
These green pea cookies were a hit amongst my family members during CNY but must try using spelt flour. Good idea, Angie!
This looks very yummy n delicious..loved it
1st time here.u have anice space vth yumm recipes.
vl catch u in my space.....
Maha
These cookies are unique and different, you continue to amaze!
What an interesting concept; to use peas in cookies, not to mention the spelt flour!:p
I wonder how these taste like;)
Oh wow, I love finding new ways to make sweet treats healthier. Love the addition of sweet peas, beautiful:-) Hugs, Terra
so new, love the colour they look just gorgeous!
How unique! These are adorable little cookies and they look delicious!
these are weird and altogether awesome, angie! how inventive of you!
Such unique cookies here, with green peas, would love to try!
Ooh! Never baked green peas cookies but looking at yours I feel I ought to try.
What an interesting mix ;) I've never thought of making cookies with green peas hehe cause i always thought green peas were a savoury ingredient ~
very nice and looking so yummy ....new innovative idea vth peas....
ahm nice. i really wonder what it taste like. did the green peas make it taste better?
The perfect way to get kids to eat peas... put them in cookie form!
Hmm i think this is a very interesting recipe because it looks so good. I will try it when i will go home tonight. Thanks for sharing and i promise to come back to tell you the result.
i'd love to eat my veggies in a cookie form!
I'm imagining the texture of these--wish I had a few to snack on right now! What an unusual and delicious-looking recipe.
If these are as delicious as they are adorable...they are a winning treat for sure Angie ;o)
Ciao for now,
Claudia
healthy looking lovely cookies and colour
Green peas and spelt in a cookie?? They look absolutely delicious, and like nothing I've ever had!
What a cool idea - with the peas and spelt flour, I cannot wait to amaze my friends with this combination.
These cookies look absolutely beautiful!!!
Wow, these sound so delicious!
Ooooh...I must try this lovely cookies one day. They just look so tempting and healthy with spelt flour and green peas. Thanks very much for sharing. Hope you have a great week. Mary
Amazing and unusual. Chickpea flour is used quite a lot for baking but never heard of green pea flour. Adds nice color.
This cookies recipe is very delightful , Very unique and interesting , I love it ............
Angie,
Quick question please.... Is the green peas the split peas or the mung beans?
Thank you.
@Tuty
I used the shelled whole peas...You can use green split peas though.
Angie,
Are you talking about the fresh shelled whole peas or dry ones?
Sorry I ask again...
@Tuty
Dried ones.
This is such a neat recipe-I've never heard of anything like it! They are so pretty, too.
Green PEAS spelt cookies... On Veronica's webpage they were called "Green spelt cookies" and I just couldn't make out what green spelt was. :-D
Looking forward to receiving them and am delighted to have found another great food blog!
@Andrea H
Thank you, Andrea, for the donation. I will do the baking today and send it on Monday/Tuesday.
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