Collection of Recipes

Kuih Raya Recipe for today is Arab Cookies or Biskut Arab. This resepi kuih raya has been with my family for years. Some people call it Kuih Makmur. Arab or Makmur its the same delicious thing. I hope you will try it and leave me some feedback okay? Cheers!!

Arab Cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups wheat flour (1 cup = 250ml)

• ¼ cup sugar,

• Ghee (just enough to make into soft dough)

• Milled castor sugar (for coating the cookies after baking)

Methods:
First mix flour, milled sugar, and ghee into soft dough, roll them into balls, about the size of a marble. Place them unto un-greased cookie trays. Leave some gaps in between the cookies. Bake at 15 min at 150 deg C, or until the edges are very slightly brown. Remove cookies and place then on a cooling rack. After cooling,
coat castor sugar to coat.

Hi guys! So have you tried my triple chocolate cookie recipe? I sure hope you have and enjoyed them because now I have another recipe that is the favorite among kids and would make a great treat on Hari Raya. This resepi kuih raya is called Peanut Butter Cookies or Biskut Mestega Kacang. If you have tried and have some tips to improve, just drop them at the comments okay? Enjoy!!

Ingredients:

1/2 C. shortening
1/2 C. butter
1 C. peanut butter
1 C. sugar
1 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t. vanilla
2 1/2 C. flour
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
6 oz. chopped Butterfinger bars
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Methods:

Cream together shortening, butter and peanut butter. Add sugars and cream well. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt together. Add to the shortening mix and blend together well. Add candy to cookie dough.
Drop cookie dough by heaping tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Press down on cookies lightly with a fork.
Bake cookies for 10 - 12 minutes, cookies should be golden. Allow to set on the cookie sheet for a few minutes and then place them on a rack to cool.

Yield: 32 cookies

The wonderful hari raya season is here again! And like all of you cookie lovers out there, I look forward to delicious Kuih Raya to bake and serve my visitors… Now i am going to share with my readers some of my favourite resepi kuih raya. The first one is :

Triple Chocolate Cookies

* 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon butter
* 1/3 cup granulated sugar
* 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 egg
* 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup cocoa
* 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
* 3/4 cup white chocolate chips
* 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts or other nuts

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. Stir sifted ingredients into creamed mixture, blending well. Stir in chocolate and white chocolate chips and nuts. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake in a preheated 374° oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes then remove to racks to cool completely. Makes about 2 to 3 dozen cookies.

Happy Trying!!