Traditional Chinese New Year cookies to bake

Although it is not uncommon and almost trendy today to simply go out and purchase your cookies for the New Year celebration, this year round you might want to consider actually attempting to make some of the cookies yourself.

Kueh Kapit

More popularly referred to as love letters, as one can only imagine why, this favorite is a must have. There are probably more modern equipment that can be used to make this delectable cookie but the traditional methods usually uses a array of utensil that you may have a little problem sourcing. The three main sections to get this cookie done would be,preparing the charcoal grill, getting the mould ready and mixing the batter and baking.

Tangerine cookies

These cute little cookies are shaped and coloured to look like little tangerines. It is not a difficult cookie choice, as the ingredients and preparation method are both pretty easy to tackle. If you are keen to have a pretty cookie tray display for all to admire, this cookie should be part of the combination.

Pineapple tarts

Over the years there have been many innovative creations of this particular cookie. The old style would usually have been a dollop of jam placed on a \"sun\" shaped flat base cookie piece. Today various different designs make this quite an eye catching presentation. The obsession with this cookie is somewhat fascinating and your attempts of this, should ideally ensure the cookie taste absolutely amazing while melting in the mouth.

Kueh Bangkit

Also sometimes referred to as the coconut cookie, perhaps because of the colour white and the coconut ingredient being the base of the recipe. The commercially prepared Kueh Bangkit today, generally lacks the texture and melting properties, the older generation were capable of churning out. Although this cookie can be quite a challenge to make, probably due to the fact that there are very few recipes depicting the actual method and ingredients needed in detail, this cookie is still widely made and eaten. Your main challenge would be to try and achieve the "melting" properties that are so often commented upon when popping this cookie into the mouth.

Kueh Baulu

Also sometimes spelled as Bulu or Bahulu but is the same nonetheless. This is a fairly simple cookie to make as all you really need is a couple of moulds and the batter. If you are adventurous, you may want to experiment with different types of batter, infusing it with your own flavours or simply follow the more traditional recipes easily found on the internet or in cook books.

Written by

Serena Mui

CNYbake