Hodu-gwaja (호두과자; "walnut cookie"), commonly translated as walnut cookies, walnut cakes, and walnut pastries,^[1][2] is a type of cookie originated from Cheonan, South Korea.^[3] It is also known by the name hodo-gwaja (호도과자; which is not the Standard Korean spelling but the name used by Hakhwa walnut cookies, the company that first produced the confection) in and outside Korea.

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Hodu-gwaja

Alternative names	Hodo-gwaja, walnut cookies, walnut cakes, walnut pastries
Type	Cookie
Place of origin	South Korea
Region or state	Cheonan
Created by	Jo Gwigeum, Sim Boksun
Invented	1934
Main ingredients	Walnuts, red bean paste
Ingredients generally used	Wheat flour, eggs, milk, sugar
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It is a walnut-shaped baked confection with red bean paste filling, whose outer dough is made of skinned and pounded walnuts and wheat flour. Ones that are made in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, are called "Cheonan hodu-gwaja" and are a local specialty.

Hodu-gwaja was first made in 1934 by Jo Gwigeum and Sim Boksun, who were a married couple living in Cheonan.^[3] The method was developed based on those of traditional Korean confectioneries.^[4]

Outside Cheonan, it was popularized in the 1970s, often sold in train stations and inside the train via catering trolleys.^[4] Nowadays it is sold in most regions in South Korea including Seoul, and in the cities of other countries, such as Los Angeles and San Diego in the United States.^[2]

• hodu-gwaja in its packaging

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• Hwangnam-ppang