Korean Cookies
Matdongsang (Crunchy Korean Peanuts Cookies) Today I’m going to show you how to make a crunchy Korean peanut cookie that a lot of Koreans grew up with, including me! They’re called Matdongsan (맛동산) cookies, and were created in 1975 by the Haitai company. It’s a fried cookie covered in a light coating of sticky syrup. They are crunchy, nutty, sweet and irresistible. 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 Matdongsan cookies. You can find them at pretty much any Korean grocery store or on Amazon , but I’ll show you how to make them at home. It’s not very hard, although there are some steps to follow to make them delicious. And you need to both fry and bake them so that they get super crunchy. The method of rolling out the dough is similar to making the doughnuts in my kkwabaegi recipe, so if you made those doughnuts you’re an expert at making a rope out of do
