Almond Cookies and Horlicks Doggies Cookies - Chinese New Year Bakes

Back to more baking!

In the past, my mum and aunts gather on a yearly basis to bake cookies for cny. However, for many years, it hasn't been the case. I remember about a few years ago, my aunt, who loves to bake too, started bringing home-made cookies to cny visiting for us to try. They were really yummy! Since I started my baking journey last year around Feb, I thought it is a good time to try to bake some cookies. However, as it is my first attempt, I decided to make just a small batch.

The first one I did was almond cookies. As you can see, the cookies are about the size of a 'tang yuan' - the traditional type without fillings. It's cos' DH and I prefer to have smaller cookies.. somehow, they taste more delicious. =)

Overall, they are pretty easy to make but just a little tedious in rolling about 100+ pieces at one go. Haha.. Picture and recipe as follows:

Ingredients

300g plain flour

100g almond nibs (Roasted)

75g icing sugar

90g cooking oil

50g corn oil

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1 egg (For brushing)

Method:

1) Preheat oven to 160 deg c. Prepare trays by greasing them with a thin layer of oil.

2) Sieve plain flour, baking powder and baking soda into a big bowl

3) Add salt, icing sugar , baked almond nibs & mix well

4) Add in Corn Oil and cooking oil, knead into a dough, roll each portion of flour dough into a round ball, brush with egg. Bake at 160 degree for 20 mins.

Being the last Saturday before cny, I also made another batch of cookies! It's from Happy Home Baking's website and the doggies look soooo cute. =)

DH had a big hand in making all the cookies but after 2h, he is really trying all ways to entertain himself. Notice all the doggies with different expressions!

One of my fav is the sleeping doggy biscuit in the foreground. Hee..

Look at the last few cookies.. Haha.. we were experimenting and seeing who can make the most creative (or freaky) cookies.. hehe.. All in all, it was a fun but tiring day. For those of you who are interested in the recipe, you can find it here. The final product has a nice buttery taste with a hint of horlicks. =) Go try it!

Long time no bake =(

Sigh.. it's been about a month into the new year and sad to say, I have only baked twice!! This is a busy year for me as I am taking additional classes to further my studies 3 nights a week. With the work commitments and readings I have to do, I haven't been able to bake much. =(

I was away in the states for about a month in Dec thanks to DH and bought tons of baking stuff! =D Most of which I have not been able to use yet cos of my busy schedule. =(

The first bake I did was so horrible that it can only be considered a disaster. I made a pandan chiffon (again) as DH likes it. However, I was eager to try out my new silicon pan and I used it to bake. However, everything turned out very very mishappen. They were barely edible.

Then, for a family gathering, I made Strawberry Jelly Hearts (without the hearts as I had no time to buy strawberries) for it. It was very very well received. =) Everything was finished within 1 minute! My cousins and aunts were literally snatching the pieces from the plate. Hee..

After that I baked Mexican Wedding Cookies. Only marginally successful... Doesn't look like much but was super sinfully yummy. =)

It was a pity I did not take any photos this time round. I will the next time!