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Thursday, February 12, 2015

Nestum Cookies (Recipe Revisit)

Chinese New Year Cookies

I decided to revisit this Nestum Cookies I made last year and this time I doubled the recipe.  These cookies are so delicious  and crunchy with the aroma of the Nestum cereal that you can't stop with just one!

Ingredients:  [Makes 111 cookies]

300g butter, softened
180g icing sugar mixture (or pure icing sugar)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
360g plain flour
40g cornflour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
150g Nestum cereal - lightly toasted
80g Nestum cereal - extra for coating
40g g glace cherries - cut into tiny pieces 
1 egg white, beaten 

Egg wash:  1 egg beaten with 1/4 tsp salt

  • Spread Nestum cereal on a baking tray and lightly toast in a preheated oven of 150 deg C for about 8 minutes or until fragrant.
  • Sift together flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and icing sugar until light and fluffy.  Add in eggs, one at a time.  Then add in vanilla extract.
  • Mix in flour mixture and Nestum cereal and combine to form into a dough.
  • Divide dough into balls of 10g each.  Place the ball of dough onto a flat plastic spatula and brush with egg wash and drop it onto the cereal.  Coat the dough completely with Nestum and flatten slightly. Brush a dot of egg white on the centre of the cookie and press a piece of glace cherry onto it.
  • Place the cookie onto a lined baking tray.  Repeat with the rest of the dough.
  • Bake cookies in a preheated oven of 160 deg C (fan-forced) for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.  (Monitor closely as the baking time depends largely on the shape of your cookies and also your oven temperature)
  • Transfer cookies onto a wire rack to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.


I am submitting this post to Best Recipes for Everyone Jan & Feb 2015 Event Theme: My Homemade Cookies organized by Fion of XuanHom’s Mom and co-hosted by Victoria Bakes



I am also linking this to Cook & Celebrate: CNY organised by Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids, Yen from Eat Your Heart Out and Diana from the Domestic Goddess Wannabecook and celebrate cny

13 comments:

  1. Hi Veronica,
    I believed these cookies must be speechless yummy! Thank you for sharing .

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  2. Hi Veronica, can remember when was the last time I baked Nestum cookies. I remembered these are crispy and crunchy. Must bookmarked to bake some the next time. Happy CNY to you.

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  3. Looks delicious! I'm going to try making them before CNY! :D

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  4. They look so crunchy with all the cereals and very beautiful too.

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  5. Ok seriously, I hv been looking for a nice and tested nestum cookies... From u Veronica, no doubts.. I'm gonna try these!

    I love to invite u to link this to Best Recipes, My homemade cookies that I am co hosting with Fion this month... https://bakingintotheether.wordpress.com/2015/02/11/orange-butter-cookies/

    Hope to see u there soon before we close the event in two days ;)

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    1. Hi Victoria, thanks for the invite. If you like Nestum like me, you will enjoy these cookies. Happy New Year to you and family.

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  6. They look great! If you can't get Nestum, is there something else you can use?

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    1. Lorraine, you can get Nestum (cereal) from any asian grocery. I guess you can try crushed cornflakes if you can't find Nestum, however I am not sure it will be as aromatic.

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  7. These cookies were truly delicious and now I am sorry I had only baked half a batch. Baking a double batch is highly recommended. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. Hi these cookies are a hit. I've been baking a few batches and just finished my last batch. Happy Chinese New Yeae.

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  8. Veronica, I must agree that Nestum cookies are very fragrant, crunchy and so addictive! I am bookmarking your recipe for next CNY hah..hah.. Here's wishing you and your family Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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  9. Hi V,

    I dont understand about this part:
    40g g glace cherries - cut into tiny pieces
    1 egg white, beaten

    Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1/4 tsp salt

    the 1 egg white, beaten is the one use as egg wash?

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    1. Hi Anna, the egg wash is brushed onto the cookie dough so that Nestum would stick onto it. The beaten egg white is to 'glue' the cherries onto the cookie.

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