chinese new year cookies

Chinese New Year Cookies: Salted Egg Yolk Cookies

December 16, 2011

Huh! Salted egg yolk cookies??? Yup you read that right. I was hesitating a little when I choose to make this cookie. Would it be yummy? Would it come out well? The answer is yes and yes. I’m so glad I tried this cookie. This is one of my new favorite cookies (together with Star [...]

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Chinese New Year Cookies: Green Pea Cookies

December 9, 2011

Green Pea cookies was a big hit few years back during Chinese New Year but I was never at the right place to taste it. I never caught on the green pea fever (if you know what I mean). Ahh but never fear, there’s always first time for everything. :) Alien balls! Hahaha

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Star Anise Cookies

December 1, 2011

Everyone, please meet Star Anise cookies… your new best friend for life. Believe me. Hehe I myself am hopelessly smitten by this cookie! It’s my new all-time favorite. The flavor and the texture… just WOW-ed me! It’s just so perfume-y and intoxicating. This cookie is intended for Christmas and the holiday season but I think [...]

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Chinese New Year Cookies: Walnut Biscuit (Hup Toh Soh)

January 22, 2011

What comes to mind when you see those mouth-watering Walnut Biscuit? Fragrant and crunch. Right? By making the traditional walnut biscuit in bite size, they are perfect for Chinese New Year too! Fyi, walnut is called hup toh in Cantonese. Besides Walnut Biscuit, my sister also made Almond Thins on the same day. She’ll tackle [...]

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Chinese New Year Cookies: Pineapple Tarts

February 8, 2010

Who loves Pineapple Tarts? Who? Who? Raise your hand please! NOT ME! Hahaha Sorry. I’m just not a pineapple person. :P But my sister is. She’s a HUGE fan of Pineapple Tarts and also you may already know – Kuih Bangkit. Every year without fail she will bake one or two batch of pineapple tarts [...]

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Chinese New Year Cookies: Kuih Bangkit

January 25, 2010

Kuih Bangkit is one of the classic Chinese New Year cookies (others are Kuih Kapit @ Love Letter and Pineapple Tarts) loved by Malaysians. What’s loved about this traditional Nyonya cookie is the aromatic smell that welcomes you the moment you bite into the crispy outer later and then got jolted into a world of [...]

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