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  1. I didn’t know cookies over the holiday was a thing in Indonesia, but what a great tradition. I’d love to try the Nastar, they look particularly delicious. Also, anything with cheese in it is a good thing and I never though about putting cheese in a cookie so I’d definitely want to try that one as well.

    1. I think every country in the world has their cookies tradition for the holidays. And yes, nastar is one of my favorites.

  2. My sweet tooth here is drooling. Kembang Goyang is very interesting, we have something very very similar in southern India called Achu Murukku. I wonder the recipe traveled from India to Indonesia or from Indonesia to India. Need to find its history. Kacang Bawang sounds interesting. Come on, its holiday season. Don’t bother about making it healthy. Its the time to put on weight.

    1. I would think Kembang Goyang or Achu Murukku came from Europe during colonial times. I love you Bhusvali for saying it’s ok to eat unhealthy during the holiday. Haha…

  3. All these sweets look very appetizing and tasty. I did not know that Indonesia is famous for such delicious sweets. I would like to try Nastar because I love Pineapple. Cheese Cookies, Spritz Cookies, and Rosettes Cookies look perfect!

  4. Wow, I see a lot of similarities between Indonesian cookies and Indian snacks. The rosette cookies are also popular here. So the roasted peanuts. Though we have a different variety of onion cookies, that we call “namkeen” here. I am amazed at so many vegan options in their cookies tbh.

    1. I would think Indonesia and India got influenced by European during the colonial time. That’s why we have similarities here.

  5. OMG!!! This reminds me of festivities back home. My mom always made Rosettes Cookies during Diwali. I was surprised when I discovered Kembang Goyang was actually a Sumatran dish. I absolutely love Kue Semprit too they are so buttery! haven’t tried the other cookies you have mentioned in this post, guess I am gonna try and find recipes for some of these and try them at home!

  6. I’m familiar with almost all of the cookies (because we Malaysians like to ‘copy’ Indonesian food 😉), but some of them have different shapes and names. The pineapple tarts, for example, are flat and have the jam on top, instead of inside. They can also be shaped like a roll. But these cookies are mostly only popular during Eid, and not so much during any other celebrations.

    1. In Indonesia I think most people are also bake nastar for the holidays. I think because it takes time to make it. Other cookies are fairly easy.

  7. My mouth is watering as I look at these holiday cookies. And my guilt is stirring. There was a time when I baked for days around the holidays. Maybe I need to start again! I love the variety of ingredients in these cookies. But I might like the variability in the shapes even more. They would make an awesome gift basket!

    1. Yeah. I always like it when someone dropped it to our house. Just like you, I’m thinking about baking again this holiday. There are a few days left to fill out the cookie jar.

  8. These cookies look so fun to try! The pineapple tart sounds most delicious to me, but the Kembang Goyang looks like a work of art in food form. I think I’ve made my own version of the snowball cookies before and they were so yummy!

    1. Yes, Kembang Goyang is pretty. I tried making it, but ended up overcooked or stuck to the iron when I shook it. lol.

  9. I must admit that no matter where in the world you are, cookies have so many similarities. Kaastengels (Cheese Cookies) are definitely my things – I can eat anything that has cheese, at any time of the day, anywhere. I simply love cheese. But the Snow Ball Cookies are so similar to what my grandmother cooked in Romania for Christmas – we used to hang them in the Christmas tree. It was so beautiful!

    1. I agree with you that cookies have so many similarities. Those Kaastengels are really good. It’s one of the snacks we had when our father was in the hospital. I would like to see a Christmas tree with snow balls as the ornaments. I’m sure it’s hard for the kids not to eat it when adults weren’t in the room.

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