Snacks Time

What is the first thing come to your mine when somebody says “snacks”? It can be candies, or cookies. There are so many kinds of snacks such as ice cream, chocolate, soda, doughnut, and many more. For me, snacks are really helpful. It helps me relieve my stress. I will always bring some snacks during my study in home. It truly avoids the boredom that usually comes when you study.

            Snacks are easy to find. Especially in Indonesia, you can easily find it in the street side. Or usually, people buy them in supermarket or minimarket. You can find them easier in supermarket since in supermarket there are more various kinds of snacks. Sometime in my spare time, if I do not have anything else to do, I prefer to make my own snacks. I often make it together with my little sister. One of snacks I usually make is Cheesy Spice Cookies.

            To make Cheesy Spice Cookies is easy. First of all, like every people do, we have to prepare the ingredients. The things you need to make these cookies are 200 g plain flour, 30 g corn flour, 30 g milk powder, 1 teaspoon mixed spices, and ½ teaspoon baking powder. That is for the foundation. Then we still need 50 g corn flakes which is finely crushed, 50 g grated cheese, 200 g butter, 50 g caster sugar, 2 egg yolks, 1 egg yolk for glazing, and finally some sliced almonds.

            After you have all the ingredients, you can start to work on it. So, how to make it? It is simple. Firstly, sift together the ingredients for the foundation that I have mentioned above, then stir in the corn flakes and grated cheese. You have to mix it well then you set it aside for a moment while we go to the next step. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. After that, add the egg yolks and beat them well. Next, fold in flour mixture and mix it well until soft dough forms.

            After soft dough formed, roll it into about 1 cm thick and cut with desired cookie cutter. Then place them on lightly greased baking trays and do not forget to allow room for the cookies to spread. And glaze with beaten egg yolk and decorate with sliced almonds. For sliced almonds, you can change it with other things you prefer. If you finish, bake the cookies in preheated oven at 180^o C for about fifteen to twenty minutes. Then remove it from oven and let it stand for 20 minutes. Now the Cheesy Spice Cookies are ready to be served. It is easy, isn’t it?