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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened,plus
- extra butter (for buttering parchment)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 9 ounces red azuki bean paste (tsubushian) or 9 ounces koshi-an (about 1/2 can)
- 1 egg, beaten
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°F Line baking sheet with buttered parchment.
- In large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar; add flour and mix well.
- Form dough into 2-inch balls.
- Flatten each ball slightly and place 1 tablespoon of an in the center.
- Fold dough over an and pinch the ends together.
- Place filled dough balls on baking sheets, seam side down (smooth side up).
- Brush tops with egg.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
