My CNY cookies

The following cookies were what I baked for Chinese New Year. I was crazy to attempt a few types of cookies and making a few batches EACH for my sisters, my mum, my in-law and myself! It was extremely tiring.... :( but very fun though, :) Luckily, all the cookies were very well-received by them. :)

These "Heart shape" almond cookies were made specially for my in-law who is diabetic. She had specially requested for no sugar. However, thinking that no sugar may taste bland, I added some sugar. Turn out that these "heart-shape" batch of almond cookies tasted the best! Think because of lesser sugar bring out the almond flavour even better. Next time, may consider using this method. :)

Flower-shape Almond cookies

Peanut Cookies: These peanut cookies were very well-received. Recipes taken from here.

Green peas cookies: Another well-received cookies :))

Here wishing everybody: GONG XI FA CAI! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

My first cookies

My very first cookies in my whole life! I'm not a cookie lover, but my family members are, especially my husband. These cookies are my "trial" preparation for our chinese new year ;)

After blog hopping here and there, decided to use this recipe from Florence-Do what I like. Was very sure my husband will like the feeling of "melt in your mouth" :) True enough, he liked it except that..... the coarse peanut was not crunchy enough!!! :( Next time round, I'll just omit this ingredient.

As it was my first time baking cookies, I didn't find it easy to use the bottlecap method. I simply round it and flatten them a bit, that's why they are of different shapes! haha ;)

Wonder why the cookies cracked like that? Was it consider overbaked? Was it the oven temp? or the oil wasn't enough? How to make them uniform shapes ? :(