5 Malaysia Most Wanted Traditional Cookies During Eid al-Fitr!

Muslims around the world will celebrate the three-day Eid al-Fitr festival this weekend. Depending on the sighting of the moon, Eid will either start on Sunday June 25 or Monday June 26. Eid al-Fitr means "festival of breaking the fast" and marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. It is celebrate for three days, and on the morning of the first day, Muslims gather for prayer.

Here's the list of most wanted cookies during Eid al-Fitr festival at Malaysia:

1. Biskut Almond London (Almond London cookies )

The biscuit is made up of 3 main parts – a whole toasted almond, covered in a crispy biscuit, and coated with chocolate. They’re usually topped with chopped almonds, but other toppings that are commonly use include sprinkles (any type!) or white chocolate.

2. Tart Nenas (Pineapple Tart)

Pineapple tart (tat nenas) has to be the most popular sweet pastry in Malaysia during the festive seasons. When you pass through family houses across the street, you can smell the pineapple jam being prepared. It is such a homely aroma, beckoning you to enter. To make the jam, you can either use canned pineapples or fresh ones. Of course fresh pineapples will make better tasting jam.

3. Kuih Makmur (Ghee Cookies with Peanut Filling)

This is a traditional malay kuih which is normally served during the Eid celebrations. The dough is made of butter, ghee and flour - some recipes use only ghee but my recipe uses both butter and ghee due to preference. As fillings, chopped peanuts or dates can be used.

4. Honey Cornflakes Cup (Honey Joy)

Crushed cornflakes are coated with a sticky honey butter mixture, and then spooned into cute mini cases topped with coloured sprinkles before baking. After cooled, the cornflakes will harden into one piece in the cup like a cookie. There are various recipes out there, and some call for half honey and half sugar while some (like this recipe) uses only honey.

5. Kuih Semperit (Dhalia Biscuits)

Kuih Semperit (also called Semperit) is a Malaysian traditional cookie, traditionally served during Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Eidulfitri) to visiting guests. Semperit is made of wheat flour, corn flour, custard powder, sugar and margarine. These ingredients are mixed together to become a dough.

That's all for now while preparing cookies for Hari Raya Aidilfitri on this weekend!

Sources: noobcook, breadetbutter, makandelights, pickles-and-spices, sizzlingveggies