more biscuits for Hari Raya

Just when I thought I could keep all my baking stuff, Mum tells me all the cookies are dark.
She wanted a variety, so I dragged out all my stuff and feet to start baking again.

Today I made Biscuit Dahlia.

Feeling rather rajin I decided to measure out the recipe for sugar cookies.
They are basically plain butter cookies and it is up to you to decorate it.
I got the recipe from BBC and it was a Christmas deco but edible cookie.

This year I egg washed it and sprinkled some purple coloured sugar and pink, red and white hearts and named them The Love Bears! I think they are so adorable and cute plus yummy as well!

The recipe for Biscuit Dahlia can be found here.
The recipe for the Bears of Love can be found here.

Happy Baking.

Cookies

Biskut Ribbon a.k.a Biskut Dahlia

For as long as I could remember my mum had always called them, biscuit Ribbon.

Nope I don't know why and she doesn't either! But as then later I discovered through magazines, cook books and friends, these delicious cookies have another name...

This recipe requires a special acuan for the flowers to come out.

You probably seen it before, it looks like a fat syringe and instead of a needle there is a patterned design at the bottom. I'm afraid I haven't a picture of it but I'll add it later.

So okay, here is the recipe:

Biskut Ribbon aka Biskut Dahlia

4 oz custard powder (I use Bird's Custard Powder )

1 egg yolk

1 tsp vanilla

6 1/2 oz butter

4 1/2 oz icing sugar (sieved)

enough chopped red or green  glazed cherries as decoration

Method

Combine all ingredients in a bowl until it becomes a smooth dough.

Form small sausage like shapes of the dough to fit into the tube and then using the slender piece press out the dough to get the cookie. Then place the cherries in the middle of the flower.

It is more easier if you pipe the cookie straight away onto the greased baking tray, transferring is tricky and you might lose some petals.

Bake at 160C fot about 20 minutes.

Happy Baking.