Green peas cookies

ingredients
300g plain flour )
1/2 tsp baking powder ) sieve together
100g icing sugar
1/4 tsp bi carbonate soda
1/4 tsp fine salt
75g ground green peas (ready from sun lik)
170ml oil (i used knife brand - peanut add canola oil)

Method
1. Mix flour, baking powder, icing sugar, bi carbonate  soda, salt, green peas powder together

2. Slowly add oil n knead into a dough w a spoon

3. Shape into small balls

4. Preheat oven bake @ 170 c for 20 mins

Honey Star Cookies

It has been a long while since i posted anything about food. I was really laze in baking ...

Even this honey star cookies has always been in my thoughts. Until today i got good reason of making it all in the name of "Children's Day". My daughter class is having a party, so each one need to contribute some food over. Hmmm ... now you see why the engine got started.

Making this cookie is rather easy too, can't really brag about it. Lets get moving now ...

Ingredients
140g melted butter
55g castor sugar
170g self raising flour (sifted)
1/4 tsp bicarbonate soda
60g Nestum

Garnishing - Honey Star

Method

1. Beat butter and sugar till creamy
2. Add flour, bicarbonate soda & nestum and just combined till it form dough
3. Roll into small ball or scoop and drop onto the greased baking tray
4. Garnish it with honey star
5. Bake at 175c for 12 - 15 mins
   

Kueh Makmur

Finally finally.... I managed to drag my tiring self (took the butter out to thaw but reluctant to put it back into the fridge) to bake this Kueh Makmur based on Feng Ying recipe, with some modification.

Pastry Ingredients (I made abt 63 pcs)
(A)
250g Butter (melted)
150g Ghee

(B)
1 Egg
1/4 tsp Vanilla essence
1/4 tsp Pandan paste

(C)
650g sifted plain flour

Peanut Filling
125g ground peanut
50g fine sugar
(All mix together)

Method

1. Mix A evenly in a mixing bowl
2. Add in B, mix till well combined
3. Add in C and make into a dough
4. Take some dough and wrap with some peanut fillings
5. Shape the dough and nip it with pattern
6. Bake at 180c for 20 mins
7. Remove from oven, when cool sprinkle with icing sugar
   

Year End Class Party

The kitchen was still busy though posting not updated. In fact lots of mid night and wee hours baking going on. Here's last Thursday fresh from the oven update for my son class year end Party and he has requested for an individual pack Gingerbread man for everyone in class.

Here's my girl master piece, really appreciate her help.

Me taking care on the rest of the icing, WIP - work in progress still ....

My son got this great idea by having the the gingerbread man holding a candy stick. Don't they look nice with the candy stick ? He brought 36 gingerbread boys & girls to school on Thursday morning.

At the same time, I made ham & cheese sandwich, Egg Mayo Sandwich as well. Last but not least some cocktail hot dog that was not on the picture.

Simple Double Chocolate chip cookie

I did a mid night bake after coming back home from work. Friday princess going for school excursion and she requested for chocolate chip cookie. I need to spend some time to look for a simple and new recipe to test at the same time. Now presenting you ....
Ingredients
115g butter
180g self rasing flour (sifted)
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
70g castor sugar * will cut down another 10g in next bake
40g light brown sugar
1 egg (lightly beaten)
a pinch of salt
1/4tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips

Method

1. Cream butter and sugar till creamy
2. Add egg and blend well
3. Pour in flour, cocoa powder, vanilla essence, salt & chocolate chip and mix well
4. Chill the dough for about 15-30 mins to set
5. Scoop the dough with a spoon and drop it on the lined tray
6. Bake at 175c for 15-20 mins

Piped Butter Cookies

I'm so indecisive about what to bake for Princess class Children Day celebration. Too much thought and idea in mind. Finally, son helped me to settle down with the butter cookies. So both of them will share my baked and bring them to school. This used to be our family favorite and I have not been making it for a long long time. I find it too troublesome piping and I made a mess. This time round i have overcome and make better progress with the piping. Here's the changes ... 1) do away with the nozzle lock 2) bigger piping bag. Finally bye bye messy !

My Modified version of Betty Saw's Cookies Galore

Ingredients
250g butter
90g icing sugar
270g plain flour
2 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Cream butter in mixer till fluffy. Sift icing sugar over butter, followed by flour and mix well. Finally mix in vanilla essence
2. Pipe batter into circular shapes onto lined baking trays
3. Bake at 180c for 12 - 15 mins or till cookies are lightly golden brown

Princess all dress for her school Children Day Party

Chocolate Chip Cookies II

Since Sunday night princess has been pestering me to bake chocolate cookies for her. She even asked me to make it yesterday early morning before she wakes up, so that she could bring to school. After some negotiation, she's fine to bring Quiche to school instead for yesterday.

So... keeping up to her request. This morning I've decided to try new chocolate chip cookies recipe adopted from Florence Tan-Biscuit Code.
Here's the already halve portion of the original recipe with some sugar reduced & walnut omitted ...

Ingredients
90g plain flour (sifted)
1/2 tsp baking powder (sifted)
70g butter (+10g for better taste)
30g sugar
1/2 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
55g chocolate chips

Method

1. Cream butter with sugar till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla essence, continue beating. Fold in sifted flour and powder.
2. Mix in chocolate chips and walnuts (i've omitted the walnuts)
3. Drop dough with a teaspoon on a greased baking tray
4. Bake at 180c for 15 - 20 mins (i baked for 12mins, as every oven varies)
   

Chewy Chocolate Chips Cookies

This is my fastest bake, everything up and done for the 1st batch of cookies. (what an record breaking)Only at 5am i realised that on Monday prince requested me to bake some cookies for his PE teacher, so he could bring to school today and give it to him. Thankfully today prince breakfast and lunchbox are easy. Immediately I dash off to prepare the ingredients.... melt the butter and started mixing. By 5.30am cookies headed straight into the oven and cookies are baked in 12mins using my toaster oven instead (no need to preheat-save time). Zoom sent it to cool with the aid of fan. While prince take his breakfast, I packed the cookies and 5.55am we're out of the house. As I'm writing now, my final batch of cookies are done. Phew !!!! what a morning.

Ingredients
(A)
2 cups plain flour } sieved together
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda }

150g butter (softened)
1cup light brown sugar } find abit sweet, should reduce the amt
1/2cup castor sugar } find abit sweet, should reduce the amt
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
1 egg yolk

1 1/2 cups Semi-sweet chocolate chips & white chocolate chips

Method

1. Mix butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl
2. Add eggs and vanilla essence
3. Once the mixture are well blend, add in flour (A) and chocolate chips
4. Make into a dough by scooping out with the help of a spoon
5. Spread out the unbaked cookies on the tray, as it'll expand during the bake
6. Baked for 15 - 18 mins at 165c (i rotate the tray in between the baked to ensure the cookies are even in colour)
   

Cuttie Beary Cookie

Today is Princess last lesson with the weekend ballet class. Bake some cookies for her teacher & friends this morning.
Got this recipe from Weekly U.
Ingredients
180g butter (room temperature)
80g icing sugar
250g plain flour (sifted)
2tsp corn flour (sifted)

Decoration
Coco Crunch
Chocolate Rice chip
Mini chocolate chip

Method

1. Mix plain flour, corn flour & icing sugar into a bowl
2. Add butter and make into a big dough
3. Take a appropriate amount of the dough and make into a small ball
4. Place it onto the baking tray, lightly flatten the ball and start decorating the cutties face
5. Bake at 180c for 15mins

Peanut Butter Cookies

Get the engine moving ! Just wanted to bake some snack for the kids to enjoy while I'm at work.
Ingredients
280g plain flour (sifted)
50g corn flour (sifted)
1 tsp baking powder (sifted)
150g butter
90g castor sugar
2tbsp creamy peanut butter
1tsp vanilla essence
1 egg
Chocolate rice chips (optional)

Method
1. Cream butter, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla essence until light and fluffy.
2. Add in egg and beat well
3. Fold in flour mixture and mix well until form soft dough
4. Drop 1 tsp of dough on lightly greased baking trays
5. Sprinkle some chocolate rice chips
5. Bake in oven 180c for 15mins or until golden brown

Herbs and Cheese Sticks

Lately, hmm haven't find something that really excit me into baking. Kinda of lazing around at home flipping thru' cookbook and putting them back in place. Maybe blame it to school holiday lazy bugs in me, whereby i skip making daily breakfast & lunchbox for kids and catch up more Zzzzzzzzzz.

The kids had finished up the Nestum cookies and wanted more cookies. So, i decided for a Herbs and Cheese Sticks for tonight bake.

Here's princess in action again

Ingredients
60g flour
1/8tsp baking powder (sift with flour)
20-25g parmesan cheese
adequate rosemary
45g butter (melted)
20g water

Method
1. Mix cheese, salt, rosemary and butter with sifted flours and knead well
2. Add in water at intervals and knead to form dough
3. Place into fridge for 1 hour
4. Remove and roll the dough into a long roll, then divide into small pieces
5. Roll into strips. Arrange the strips on lined baking tray
6 Bake at 190c for about 10-12 mins (depend on the thickness)

The kids said the cheese sticks looks more like french fries. It smell good

Nestum Chocolate Chips Cookies

The kids are going for a field trip tomorrow. Bake this so that they could bring along with them to munch.
Ingredients
90g light brown sugar
90g butter
95g plain flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
50g Nestum
50g chocolate chips
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
1 egg lightly beaten

Methods

1. Sift flour, baking baking powder in a bowl and set aside
2. Cream butter and sugar till pale or sugar melt. Beat in egg & vanilla essence until well combine.
3. Fold in flour mixture into the butter mixture
4. Lastly stir in Nestum & chocolate

5. Drop a appropriate amount of dough onto the lined baking tray
6. Bake at 180c for 12 - 15mins

I'm Back !

Times really flies, i have not been blogging for quite a while.

What's have i been doing lately ? Well ... no major baking and new stuffs that really excite me. Been very busy with life as mommy (Prince exam) and WORK !!!

Finally today is the last day of school for this semester. What a relieve and it spell "BREAK" for me. At least i could catch up some Zzzzzzzzzzzz in the morning, since the kids is having school holiday.

Got a special request from my son last week, to make this for his morning breakfast.
Funny Face :-
Face - Omelette
Eyes - Potatoes Pop
Nose - Chicken Nugget
Mouth - Bacon

Since today is the last day for school, both Prince & Princess have mini class party in the school. Woke up 4am this morning to oven chicken nuggets for son to bring school. As for agar agar got them all done up and fridge last night. As for Princess i baked the good old Horlick doggies, after son got off to school.

Here's the Recipe

• 180g butter
• 80g Horlicks
• 200g Top flour
• 25g corn flour
• 25g milk powder
• 15g castor sugar
• mini chocolate chips for eyes
• mini M&M for mouth
• some Koko Krunch for ears

1. Sieve top flour, corn flour and milk powder
2. Cream butter and Horlicks for about three minutes at low speed. Do not overbeat.
3. Put in top flour, cornflour, sugar and milk powder and beat for about one minute to form dough.
4. Divide dough into 10g each and roll into a ball
5. On each dough decorate them with eyes, mouth & ears
6. Bake at 160c for 20mins

Milo chocolate chips cookies

OMG ! I didn't even realised that i had not been blogging for such long time.

Lately was very overwhelm in catching my Zzzzzz. Need to sleep and wake up early, so given my loves amiss lately. Here's my bake on Friday morning per my princess request for her classmates.

Milo Chocolate Chips Cookies
110g butter

70g castor sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tsp cream of tartar

1/4 tsp biscarbonate of soda

1/2 cup Milo powder

1/2 egg yolk

60g Hershey semi sweet mini chocolate chips

150g self raising flour

Methods

1. Beat butter, sugar, vanilla essence, cream of tartar and bicarbonate soda till fluffy
2. Add in milo, egg yolk and chocolate chips
3. Finally add flour till well mix
4. Shape the dough using a small teaspoon and place on the baking tray
5. Bake @ 175c for about 15mins

Cashew Nuts Cookies

Buying ready made cashew nuts from stores seems so expensive. I like cashew nuts but not willing to pay for higher price for ready one. Last Friday i went to the market to get some raw one, just in case i'm in the mood to bake. So now it came in handy and I use my microwave to cook them - oil free.

Here's the recipe :-

Ingredient
105g butter
50g icing sugar
1/2 egg yolk
1/4tsp vanilla essence
125g plain flour
30g corn flour
1/4tsp baking powder
100g ground cashew nuts

* extra cashew nuts for decorate & egg wash to brush over

Method

1. Sift plain, corn flour & baking powder together and set aside
2. Cream butter with icing sugar till light
3. Add in egg yolk & vanilla essence. Mix well
4. Stir in dry ingredients and ground cashew nuts. Mix well. Chill dough in fridge for 40 mins
5. Shape dough into a small ball and place half cashew nut on top of cookes and brush over with the egg wash
6. Bake at 180c for 15mins

Corn Flake Cookies

Last minutes baking for me on CNY eve. I didn't expect myself to be so hard working baking more cookies. I thought just concentrate with my pineapple cake for today. Well, since I missed my nap time, so make good use of it by baking cookies. (what an excuse) Guess what i did 2 different type instead of cookies but in small quantity.

Cookie spooning in Progress, with the help of my princess.

All ready to pack and store away into the container and kids stomach

Here's the recipe :-

Ingredient
42g butter
42g sugar
15g honey
70g corn flakes

Method
1) Melt butter, sugar and honey till mixutre becomes frothy
2) Add in corn flakes all at once and stir to mix well
3) Spoon mixture into small paper cups
4) Bake at 150c for 10-12 mins

Macau Koi Kei Bakery - Mini Almond Cookies

This is my favourite Almond Cookie, finally can be found sold in S'pore. I'm very excited about it. I bought 2 boxes from 2 different store = 德信medical hall (chinatown) & Sheng Siong supermarket separately on last Thur & Fri. Cool right ?

What's the difference?
The green box was Almond Cookies with Whole Almond, the other box is just normal mini chip almond cookies.

So which is my favourite ?
The green box one. Well, I'm actually not bother about it. I just loves eating them, irregardless it's whole or chips. It's my favourite and now are sold here.

Yummy ! I can eat to my whole heart content.

Gingerbread Man

Very excited over this bake~Gingerbread man. I wanted to make it for give away on saturday morning. I came home exhausted and late on Friday night, so off to bed. I dragged myself up at 4.30am and did my earliest bake. I managed to make 36 gingerbread man.

Here's the recipe :-

Ingredients
65g butter
80g light brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
180g golden syrup
445g plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp gound cinnamon
3/4 tsp gound ginger
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 tbsp UHT Milk(milk wash)

Methods

1. Sift flour, baking soda & spices together and set aside
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, salt together until light & fluffy
3. Beat in the egg slowly into the cream mixture
4. Fold in the flour & golden syrup alternately until well combine.
5. Add in vanilla essence and mix well
6. Rest dough in the fridge for 15 mins
7. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface
8. Use a cookies cutter and cut out the dough
9. Place it on a greased tray and brush the dough with UHT milk before bake @ 180c for 10-12 mins
10. Decorate it with icing sugar & chocolate after the cookies cool off

These are the naked gingerbread man & woman

Lemon Icing

• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2-3 tbsp lemon juiceIn a small bowl combine icing sugar & lemon. Add enough lemon juice to make the icing thick & pourable but not runny. You can always add a bit of extra sugar to thick it if you add too much and stir until very smooth. I didn't have very time trying to pipe out the icing, instead i used my hand o make. It's like doing gum paste, kinda of fun though.

Finally all the gingerbread are packed and ready to give away. Out of the house at 9.20am

I was very happy about this bake as many kids like it cos the ginger & cinnamon smell is not strong. In fact their parents were surprised that their kiddos like my gingerbread when most time they won't eat. :p

A Time to Share Chocolate Chip Cookies

After MacRitchie Reservoir walk, only got enough engery to bake one Chocolate Chip Cookie. Gonna push back the baking of mini brownie to the next round.

Safety Check ! Gonna be really careful now to ensure that the Hersheys Chocolate chips & Mini M&M cooking chocolate are not made in China. I'm happy after checking they're product of USA and so i started my baking. Using the same recipe i posted last round Chocolate Chip Cookie

Viola ... A joint effort from Brina & Me

Here's the sharing for B&B teachers & friends

Chocolate Coco Crunch

Tap this picture from Juliah blog on her Chocolate Coco Crunch. Another easy to do 1-2-3 NO Bake recipe, this time sharing by Juliah. (Thanks Thanks)

Ingredient
Nestle Coco Crunch
Melted Chocolate

Method

1. Mixed the Coco Crunch with melted chocolate
2. Place them onto the paper cup
3. Leave aside to set

I just love Hari Raya, so many hidden talents reveal.