Nastar

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Christmas cookies and happy hearts, this is how the holiday starts

PS. Pineapple-filled cookie (Nastar) is one of the classic popular cookies baked during Christmas and holiday season in Indonesia.

PPS. The first batch of these cookies didn’t last long in our home, nom nom!

The Son of Man

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Do you remember the movie “The Thomas Crown Affair“? My better half and I watched it numerous time, one of our favourite part of the movie was when Pierce Brosnan dressed up as The Son of Man, the final heist scene was so clever and the soundtrack (Sinnerman) just über cool!

So when Carol asked me to make pull apart cupcakes cake based on Rene Magritte famous painting for her husband birthday celebration I was smiling from ear to ear, its a YES!

Happy Birthday Jon, wishing you many more years to celebrate.

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United Nations

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Project of the day, United Nations flag pull apart cupcakes cake for Quynh farewell lunch. A few hiccups drawing the olive trees branches but loving the end result. Also I’ve made cut out sugar fondant with my favourite font only to realized at the very last minute that I don’t have space to put it on the cupcakes cake. Decided to just add her name instead and notified Leslie (whom ordered the cupcakes cake), she said its all good, YES!

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Brookies

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Aka Brownie Cookies, my family latest baked goodies obsession. Its crunchy but soft in the middle, very chocolatey and the best part, its Gluten Free! I’ve baked loads of them in the past few days, tweaking my recipe into perfection and trust me, it’s absolutely delicious. One happy baker here ❤

If you are in Manila, these yummy Brookies are available on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at BSM 3rd Gymnastics Spring Meet Competition at the food corner from 8.30 am until stock last. Very limited offer, first come first serve.

See you there!

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Icebox Cookies

Also called refrigerator cookies (a type of cookie in which the dough is prepared, rolled into a log shape, and refrigerated until the dough is firm) is the secret to my last minute weekday baking. I always prepared the dough ahead of time, label it (FIFO system) and  keep plenty of them in the freezer. Whenever I need freshly baked cookies to fill my daughter snack bag I just sliced it and bake it in the oven.  She loves it when I mixed chocolate dough with vanilla dough, you get all kind of swirl pattern even a perfect letter C sometimes, isn’t it COOL?