Kuih Makmur (Prosperity Cookie)
Recipe contributed by Sarina Rashid
Chinese have 'lo hei' and moneyplant to welcome more prosperity for the new year. Guess what? Malays have their own version of the 'moneyplant' too!
Ingredients:
For decoration
200g Icing sugar
Part A - The Fillings
150g Chopped peanuts
180g Icing sugar
60g Pure ghee
Steps For Fillings:
1) Prepare and mix all the ingredients together.
2) Set aside for later.
Part B - The Dough
160g Unsalted butter
100g Pure ghee
100g Icing sugar
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
460g Hong Kong flour
Steps For Dough:
1) Beat the butter, pure ghee and sugar together.
2) Add the egg and vanilla, stir until mixture is creamy.
3) Continue stirring the mixture while adding the flour bit by bit until the dough is formed.
Steps For Making the Kuih Makmur:
1) Take a bit of dough in your palm and make a dent in the middle of it to form into a boat-like shape.
2) Scoop a teaspoonful of the peanut fillings into the dent. Ensure there is enough dough to encase the peanut fillings.
3) Your cookie will look like a small leaf-shaped rugby in your palm. Clip it so that it resembles the veins on a leaf.
4) Repeat steps 1 to 3. Until all dough and fillings are finished.
5) Bake the kuih makmur at 160° Fahrenheit or 61° Celcius (Centigrade) for approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
6) Sieve some icing sugar over the baked kuih makmur.
7) Store in an airtight container until ready to be served.
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