Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, nastar / pineapple cookies. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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Nastar / Pineapple Cookies is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Nastar / Pineapple Cookies is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook nastar / pineapple cookies using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Nastar / Pineapple Cookies:

1. Prepare Pineapple jam
2. Take 500 g pineapple without peels
3. Take 3 g whole cloves *optional or adjust to taste
4. Prepare 1 cinnamon stick *optional or adjust to taste
5. Get 150 g granulated sugar
6. Take Cookie dough
7. Make ready 37 g unsalted butter
8. Take 37 g margarine
9. Prepare 30 g icing sugar
10. Prepare 1 large egg yolk
11. Take 15 g custard powder *can replace with cornstarch
12. Make ready 120 g all-purpose flour
13. Get Egg wash
14. Prepare 1 large egg yolk
15. Take 15 ml (1 tbsp) vegetable oil
16. Get 5 ml (1 tsp) sweetened condensed milk

For the cookies doug : Mix butter, sugar, and egg yolks until soft and light. Add the dry ingredients (both flours and milk powder) and mix until fully incorporated. If the mixture too wet, add some flour. These pineapple cookies called Kue Nenas or Kue Nastar in Indonesian, is one of the most popular traditional sweets to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

Steps to make Nastar / Pineapple Cookies:

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2. Pineapple jam: Grate the pineapple or blend with a food processor. Transfer the shredded pineapple and its juice along with cinnamon stick and cloves into a heavy-bottom pan. Cook over medium heat and stir occasionally until the liquid is gone.
3. Add sugar and continue cooking until it has a thick jam consistency but with no liquid. Keep stirring towards the end so it does not burn.
4. Remove from the pan and cool it to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (up to a week). It will become easier to handle and less sticky.
5. Divide the pineapple jam evenly into 32 pieces (6g each). Roughly roll each into a ball. Refrigerate until needed.
6. Cookie dough: Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and margarine together for 1 minute on medium speed. Add sugar and beat for another minute just to combine.
7. Add egg yolk and mix briefly for 10 seconds. Then sieve the custard powder and flour into the bowl. Mix until it forms a uniform dough. If the dough feels sticky, add a little more flour (1 teaspoon at a time). Add butter if it's dry. It should be easily formed into a ball without crumbling or sticking.
8. Divide the dough into 32 pieces (8g each). Shape each into a ball.
9. Press the ball in between your palms to make a thin disk. Place 1 piece of pineapple jam on the center. Wrap it and pinch the edges closed. Roll it back into a ball and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat with the rest.
10. Bake in a preheated oven at 300°F (150°C) for 30 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack before applying egg wash for the second bake.
11. Egg wash: Whisk together all of the ingredients to fully combine.
12. Brush each of the cookies with the egg wash. After the first coat has set, apply a second coat. These multiple coats will conceal any visible cracks and create a shiny yellow crust.
13. Return into the oven at 325°F (160°C) and bake for 10-15 minutes until slightly brown. Let cool then enjoy!

The reason they are made and consumed during this time is because in the Hokkien language " ong lain " means " golden pear " and symbolizes prosperity, fortune and luck. The cute cookies you see in the pictures are called Nastar cookies. Indonesian Nastar Cookies have delicious pineapple inside. These cookies are eaten for Natale (Christmas), the Chinese New Year and Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr). They're also eaten in Malaysia and Singapore.

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