Hari Raya Cookies Recipes

     

          Hari Raya Aidilfitri is coming soon. So, in this entry, we would like to share about the

 preparation for the hari raya especially in making cookies. As usually, a few days before hari 

raya, everyone is busy to make their preparation on hari raya. Some of them go for shopping 

to buy new clothes and some others busy in making cookies. Hari Raya Aidilfitri is very 

meaningful for the muslims. After one month fasting, we celebrate the hari raya gratefully. Every 

family and relatives visit each other and seek forgiveness. Hari raya is celebrated gloriously 

every years and the most important thing is the various of cookies on that day.

So, now we would like to share some recipes to make cookies :

 Pineapple Tart

Ingredients:

225 g salted butter, melted340 g plain flour1 egg, whole1 bottle pineapple jam¼ tsp vanilla extract (optional)40 g caster sugar (optional)

Method:

• Pre-roll the pineapple jam into round balls.

• Measure the necessary ingredients for the Pineapple Tarts. Also get the oven ready by preheating it to 180°C or 365°F.

• Mix all the ingredients together until well combined to form the dough for the pastry.

• Roll the dough out to about 5 to 6mm thick.

• Then cut them with the pineapple tart pastry cutter.

• Place the pre-rolled pineapple jam onto the pastry, pressing them down lightly so that it they sit well on the pastry. You can be creative and add your own design on top of the jam.

• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden. Make sure that you do not over bake them as the jam may be hardened when over baked.

• Remove cookies immediately from oven when done and let it cool on a wire rack. Once cool, you can store the tarts in a container.

Cornflakes cookies

Ingredients:

200 g butter
150g sugar
2 eggs
300g all-purpose flour
60g bran or any cereal (coarsely crushed)
30g corn flour/corn starch

Method:

•   Preheat over to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

•   Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer till pale and creamy.

•   Stir in the lightly beaten eggs. Fold in the flour mixture including corn flour. (Mixture       must not stick to our hands when touched.)

•   Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into the crushed cornflakes. Transfer them to a baking         tray lined with parchment paper and bake for 15-20 minutes at 350 degree F or till       golden brown.

  Butter cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened

Method

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

• Mix together all ingredients until well-blended.

• Roll 2-inch sized pieces of dough into balls and place on cookie sheet. Flatten each with the back of a fork.

• Bake 13 to 15 minutes until light brown. Let cool on wire rack.