Name: Manju (Japanese Sweet Bean Paste Cookies) recipe
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar;1 cup butter, softened;4 eggs;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;5 cups all-purpose flour;2 tablespoons baking powder;1 (18 ounce) can koshi an (sweetened red bean paste);¼ cup evaporated milk, or as needed

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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar 1 cup butter, softened 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5 cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons baking powder 1 (18 ounce) can koshi an (sweetened red bean paste) ¼ cup evaporated milk, or as needed

Nutrition Info

140.9 calories carbohydrate: 23.4 g cholesterol: 25 mg fat: 4.3 g fiber: 0.6 g protein: 2.3 g saturatedFat: 2.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 113.8 mg sugar: 8.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
Beat sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat eggs, 1 at a time, into creamed butter until smooth, add vanilla extract and beat well.
Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture, mixing well after each addition, until dough is smooth.
Generously flour your hands. Make walnut-size balls from the dough and press into 4-inch circles on a floured surface, making the circles thicker in the center and thinner on the edges. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons koshi an in the center of each dough circle. Gather the edges together and pinch dough around the filling until sealed. Place dough balls, pinched-side down, on the prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Brush dough balls with evaporated milk.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned, about 15 minutes.

Recipe Yield

50 cookies

Recipe Note

These baked manju are filled with koshi an, a smooth paste made of red (azuki) beans and sugar. This recipe uses canned koshi an from the Asian grocery, which saves hours of work.

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