Baking Recipe: Pineapple Tart Cookie (A Malaysian Favourite Festive Cookie) -#citruslove

Chinese New Year is exactly a week plus away from today and I have only started baking.. oh! boy.. talk about being last minute. No matter what, the next few days are going to be ultra busy for me and perhaps that might kill my legs since I will be standing for hours. However peeps, despite the crazy long hours pacing back and forth to the oven, every single minute of it is worth it.

Let me see, the reasons to do so is endless..Firstly, my family gets to enjoy the pineapple tart cookies, my first time posting on my Asian roots on baking, the best part is having you to pop over to feast your eyes and perhaps give it a shot in baking this cookie.

Pineapple Tart Cookies are really famous here in Malaysia, and it's usually a yearly affair. These cookies are sold everywhere by commercial bakeries to home baked whenever Chinese New Year is coming. Of course, there are other various style too depending whether its Nyonya, Indonesian, or Taiwanese; but the base ingredients are pretty much the same.

For recipe: Click on image + zoom

I know it sounds rather confusing, if you're thinking it sure don't look like a tart. However,this cookie has been named this way for several years. So please don't correct me ;). The 'tart' is mainly due to the pineapple jam like filling; made from scratch using fresh shredded pineapples, cooked down in it's natural sugar which caramelises the pineapple flesh and juice making it stringy, sticky and easy to shape. To compliment the 'tart', it is paired with a crumbly, buttery melt in the mouth butter cookie.

It's essential to get the balance between the tart and cookie right for the ultimate Pineapple Tart Cookie experience. Sweet tangy pineapple nectar encased in an ultra moist aromatic buttery melt in the mouth cookie is definitely heaven in a single bite. Since it's #CitrusLove month hosted by Cafe Terra this January 2012, I am thinking this little cookie will be a perfect candidate. Make sure to hop on over there to check it out too.

Till then... to all my Asian readers, Gong Xi Fa Cai..May you have lots of good health and prosperous year!!!

xx

{Wedding Theme} Royal Icing decorated Butter Cookies

The things we do for “I Do”

Doesn't it make you wanna say "I do"

Wedding Cookies as favours seem to be a real big hit nowadays. I couldn't agree more {since they are all so delish and gorgeous}, how much work, intricate details and time taken to decorate each cookie. But you know, it's worth it. The look on a soon to be newly weds face says it all.

I've finally signed up for my very first workshop class. { Yeay!!}. All this while I've always wanted to attend cake and cookie decorating workshops, but didn't have the time to do so. This time, I've decided to not allow time to be the excuse; took a step forward and signed up for it.

The workshop teaches us on how to decorate with royal icing. It was so fun as I've finally learnt some tips on decorating with royal icing. I was like a kid in a candy store. Apart from the class, I met a couple of lovely working mothers. Let's just say they allowed me to be the baby among them. {Lol}

Since Chinese New Year is around the corner, I was planning to bake batches of cookies to distribute them to family members and friends. The tips that I learnt would definitely help me to make beautiful cookies. {Lol} So do stay tune for the recipe in my upcoming posts of my Chinese New Year cookies.

Right now, I would love to share with you some photos. Do check out what we did during the workshop. The cookies below are all decorated by {me..mua}. Taking a lot of deep breaths and holding them in to have steady hands. {phew} I'm so proud of myself for doing a good job.

Bridal Gown

Hearts

My very own "Peacock" theme

Wedding Tiered Cake "A HUGE hit"

So, for you soon to be newly weds, if you're interested in ordering from me, do let me know too. Or give me months in advance notice, so I could design, practise and whip something lovely for you.

Till then peeps! Oh and to all of you who are walking down the aisle, CONGRATULATIONS on your wedding.

For dessert, cookies and cake order inquiries, please write to

chicgorgeousdesserts {at} gmail {dot} com

xx