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Brandy Snaps

I have no plan to cook or bake today. But I have some free time slot. So, what do I do then? I flip my Baking Book & find that Brandy Snaps are an easy thing to make.

Brandy snaps are a common dessert food in England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Brandy snaps are edible tubular brittle sweet baked casings which typically 10 cm long and 2 cm in diameter. They are usually served filled with whipped cream. But my version is just hollow with dark cooking chocolate dip at the end of both sides.

Spritz Sagu/Spritz Cookies - Real Shape

This is the real shape of Spritz Sagu cookies. I use piping nozzle instead of cookie cutter. Some other people will make it in "S" or "Z" shape. I think it's very pretty shape.

I make this cookie for Lisa. She is a cookie fan. This is how much she orders from me.

1 recipe makes 400 g.

Jam Drops

After baking Ananaskoekjes, I find some leftover from the dough. I'm not sure what to do with it, so I decide to make Jam Drops instead.
It's a very easy cookie to make & kids definitely would love it.

I use strawberry jam for the filling. You can mix & match with other jams as you like.

Nastar Nanas/Pineapple Cookies/Ananaskoekjes

Hmm...this is one of my favourite cookies from Indonesia. My mum likes to bake them. Even my hubby likes it.
This cookie comes from the Netherland. It's called Ananaskoekjes in Dutch, which means pineapple cookies.
In Indonesia this kind of cookie is very famous. Like Kastengel, Jan Hagel, people like to buy Ananaskoekjes for Idul Fitri, Christmas, and Chinese New Year.


Inside this cookie you will find pineapple filling. The best taste isn't pineapple jam that you can buy from the supermarket, but from pure pineapple that you make yourself, preservatives-free jam.

You can shape it according to your style. The first shape that I make uses special mini mould, which takes more effort & time consuming. The round one is easier & faster.

1 recipe makes 500 g.

Spritz Sagu/Spritz Cookies - First Try

This is one of famous cookies in Indonesia. Originally it comes from Germany for a classic cookie. The main ingredient for this cookie is Sagu/Sago/Tapioca. It also contains shredded cheese in it. After baked, the cheese is very crunchy.
Spritz Cookie is a good companion for tea.

The shape of this cookie should be like a small flower. I just want to modify the shape, so I use heart cookie cutter instead.

Christmas Hamper

Christmas is just at the door. I'm thinking to give something for the pastors in my church.
Inside this hamper I put:

• Kaastengel
• Jan Hagel
• Some sweets & chocolates

It's a simple way of appreciating my pastors for their commitment.

Jan Hagel

Jan Hagel (yan HAH-ghle) cookies are a traditional Dutch holiday sweet. They are very thin, light and flaky. They are also known as Hollanders, Janhagels, Janhagel Cookies, Dutch Almond Cookies or Sugar Hail Cookies.

Jan Hagel - Johnny Hail - is Dutch for ‘an unruly mob’ or ‘rabble,’ with hagel in the sense of ‘multitude’ or ‘swarm.’ In the cookie, the rock sugar resembles hail.

Kaastangel/Kastengel

Kaastangel / Cheese Cookies came originally from the Netherlands. In the past, during the colonial era, the Dutch came to Indonesia. They brought many influences in many factors. One of them was food.

The words "kaas" & "stengels" are Dutch words. Kaas means cheese & stengels means bar. Kaasstengels or cheese bar now is adapted as Kastengel (Indonesian word).

This cookie is very famous in Indonesia. People normally buy them in jars for Idul Fitri, Christmas, Chinese New Year or even just for personal consumption.

The main ingredient that makes this cookie delicious is Dutch cheese like Edam cheese or Gouda cheese.

Edam Cheese

Gouda Cheese

Both of the pictures look the same. They have red skin outside.
Once recipe makes 700gr Kaastangel. Best to keep the cookies in an airtight container like Tupperware. It will make them last for 1-3 months.