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As you try these delicious Chinese New Year Cookie Recipes from bloggers around the globe, I invite you to listen to what my global guests have shared about their beloved Lunar New Year cultural and family traditions. Click here to listen to All About the Lunar New Year with Huilan or Lunar New Year Memories with Emily Ho.

As the Chinese New Year is approaching in Asian countries around the world, families are preparing red packets of money for children, hanging festive fai chun banners, and gathering citrus fruits for their celebrations. As you plan your own celebration, here are traditional Chinese New Year cookie recipes from many countries that celebrate the Lunar New Year, including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.

If you're looking for more authentic recipes for this festive season, find other sweet treats like Candied Lotus Seeds (lian zhi) in my post Snacks for the Chinese New Year or other traditional desserts like Nian Gao in my Desserts for Chinese New Year round-up!

6 Classic Lunar New Year Cookies

Below, I include traditional Chinese New Year Cookies specific to each country that celebrates. But first, I've added a section of recipes that seem to crop up the most often. From simple sugar cookies, gorgeously decorated with royal icing to easy Chinese almond cookies and chewy sesame cookies with black sesame seeds, these are the recipes you'll find most commonly in searches.

Chinese New Year Cookies

Soft Chinese New Year sugar cookies made with almond flour and decorated with a simple icing in designs for good fortune and good luck

Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies (Mazola Peanut Cookies)

Learn how to make these traditional Chinese New Year peanut cookies that melt in your mouth. Recipe can be made with peanut butter for convenience.

Chinese Almond Cookies

Chinese Almond Cookies are simple, crisp, buttery, and full of almond flavor. This recipe is a perfect treat to make for Lunar New Year!

Sweet Red Bean Paste/ Anko Crinkle Cookies (with Egg or Eggless)

Soft and chewy crinkle cookies are infused with the flavor and sweetness of sweet red bean paste is amazingly good. The recipe can be made with egg or without egg.

Chew On This! Toasted Sesame Cookies - 3jamigos

Chewy Sesame Cookies from Jesse Szewczk. A delightful, buttery, chewy, sesame forward cookie. It’s a keeper.

Chinese New Year Cookies - Constellation Inspiration

Happy almost Chinese new year! I celebrate all the other holidays of the year by baking elaborate cookie boxes and shaker cookies but I have never really done anything too big or extravagant for Chinese new year. I made...

6 Indonesian Cookie Recipes

We begin this section with one of those Chinese New Year Cookie recipes that arguably could have made it into the last section - the very popular Pineapple Tarts Stuffed with Pineapple Jam! I also personally recommend the Indonesian Butter and Pandan Cookies - crumbly, buttery, crunchy cookies (thanks to crispy cheese bites) with the flavors of pandan and coconut.

Indonesian Butter Cookies with Pandan, Cheese, and Coconut

Popular Indonesian cookies with a crispy melty texture, featuring pandan, coconut, and crunches of cheese.

Kue Nastar - Indonesian pineapple cookies

Kue Nastar, Indonesian pineapple cookies. Traditionally eaten in the Chinese New Year, these melt-in-the-mouth cookies are incredibly aromatic.

Kue Putri Salju (Snow White Cookies)

Kue Putri Salju or Snow White Cookies are typical classic cookies that many consider to be a must-bake during the major holidays in Indonesia.

Kue Kastengel (Dutch-Indonesian Cheese Tarts)

These savory cheese tarts owed its origin to Dutch's Kaasstangels (Cheese Sticks) are popular cookies for festive occasions like Chinese New Year, Christmas, and Eid Al Fitr in Indonesia.

Kue Sagon Kelapa - Indonesian Coconut Cookies

Bake these tender and crispy kue sagon kelapa or coconut cookies! a simple yet flavorful cookie with crunchy but melts-in-the-mouth texture!

The Best Kue Bangkit Santan (the only recipe you ever need!)

Learn how to make the best kue bangkit using tapioca starch and coconut cream. All the tips you need to get that melt-in-the-mouth kue bangkit!

4 Taiwanese Cookies

This list includes a take on pineapple tarts and a vegan version of the popular chewy black sesame cookies.

Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes (Feng Li Su) 鳳梨酥 | Sift u0026 Simmer

These Chinese Taiwanese Pineapple Cakes are mini morsels of sweet, jammy pineapple encased in a buttery, crisp shortbread cookie.

Taiwanese Macaron

Taiwanese macaron is a traditional snack that you can only find in old school Taiwanese bakeries now a days. Few pastries can bring as much nostalgia to the typical Taiwanese as this pastry. Even though

Vegan Black Sesame Cookies

The easiest black sesame cookies ever — 5 ingredients, flourless, and naturally vegan! Born from my love of black sesame as a Taiwanese kid, as well as minimalist baking. Remember to top them with …

How To Make Taiwan 3Q Mooncake (台灣3Q月餅)

Sweet bean paste, soft and chewy mochi, salted egg yolks, and meat floss are wrapped in flaky pastry is Taiwan take on modern days mooncake. The combinations of flaky, soft, chewy texture and sweet and savory taste make this 3Q mooncake really unique and so good!!!

5 Malaysian Cookie Recipes

These Malaysian Chinese New Year cookie recipes include gorgeous crispy honey cookies, another version of popular peanut cookies, and pretty piped custard cookies.

Kuih Loyang (Rosettes/Honeycomb Cookies)

These fragrant and delicious Kuih Loyang (Rosettes/Honeycomb Cookies) are a real treat. They are ultra thin, super crispy, and easy to prepare.

Peanut Cookies (Buttery and Crumbly Recipe!) - Rasa Malaysia

The best homemade Peanut Cookies for Lunar New Year. This easy peanut cookies recipe calls for six (6) ingredients, so crumbly and yummy!

Kuih Bangkit (Tapioca Cookies)

Light, airy, and fragrant Kuih Bangkit (Tapioca Cookies) are a Chinese New Year favorite. Only 5 ingredients.

Malaysian Style Coconut Cookies Recipe | El Mundo Eats

Malaysian style coconut cookies that melt in your mouth. Coconut flakes are dry fried, and mixed in the dough for that wonderful flavor.

Biskut Semperit - Lisa's Lemony Kitchen

Biskut Semperit also known as biskut samperit, are cookies that melt in your mouth.Malaysians' favourite traditional cookies.

3 Vietnamese Cookie Ideas

Say Happy Lunar New Year with these Vietnamese cookies, including the famous Pig Ear (aka Cow Ear) Cookies!!

Viet-Spiced Petit Palmiers (Banh Palmier) - Viet World Kitchen

Small, crunchy, sweet bites u002du002d petit palmiers are easy to bake and eat up too.

Vietnamese Pig's Ear Biscuits - Banh Tai Heo - Scruff u0026 Steph

Vietnamese pig's ear biscuits are crispy traditional snacks shaped like u0022pig's earsu0022 and have a distinct light and dark swirl pattern.

Bánh Kẹp Recipe - Pandan Pizzelle Recipe - Hungry Huy

This Vietnamese bánh kẹp lá dứa recipe fills your home with the best waffle and pandan aroma. An easy recipe u0026 crispy treat to enjoy!

Khmer Crispy Rice Cookie Recipe

This Khmer crispy rice cookie recipe is easy to make at home. The cookies are loaded with crunchy rice, coconut milk, eggs, and black sesame seeds, you will

Cambodian Donuts - Num Kong - Flavourfully Good

Cambodian donuts are known for their fantastic and surprising flavour and texture. You may ask for more after one! They have a mildly sweet creamy flavour and are soft and chewy inside and wonderfully crunchy outside.

Yakgwa - 약과 Honey Cookie Recipe - By Cathlyns Korean Kitchen

Yakgwa - 약과 or Yakwa is a traditional Korean sweet pastry or cookie that is rich with flavors of ginger and honey.

Korean Tea Cookies (Dasik) for Lunar New Year

Korean tea cookies (Dasik) made from sesame and green tea. Great melt-in-your-mouth cookie that is simple to make and pairs wonderfully with green teas.

Crunchy Korean peanut cookies (Matdongsan: 맛동산)

These are the crunchy Korean peanut cookies that I had as a kid. When I first tried these cookies I couldn't believe such a delicious thing existed in the world. A lot of Koreans agree, and many of us grew up eating them. Now you can make them at home! I hope you and your family and friends...

Tasty Singaporean Florentine Cookies | House Of Kringle®

Indulge in Singaporean Florentine cookies - Try our delectable recipe and savor the rich flavors of this delightfully nutty treat.

Biskut Kacang (Peanut Cookies aka Biskut Mazola)

Biskut kacang recipe, melt-in-the-mouth peanut cookies from Singapore and Malaysia, perfect for Eid, Chinese New Year, Diwali and Christmas.

Kuih Kapit/Kue Semprong (Love Letter Biscuit/Crispy Coconut Rolls)

Make this popular Chinese New Year ultra-crispy kuih kapit or known as love letter biscuit or crispy coconut rolls without a kuih kapit mould. The recipe is naturally gluten-free. Step by step instructions and video recipe are included.

P.S. Equipment You May Need!

To bake cookies from this list for your Lunar New Year Celebrations, the following will almost certainly help!

Parchment Paper (or Wax Paper)
Cookie Sheet
Rolling Pin
Wire Rack
Airtight Container
Fryer to deep fry cookies
Electric Mixer or Stand Mixer