Reminiscing about a wonderful day in the sun? Do you have visions of the beach calling for you and you must go? Are you longing for the relaxing sounds of the waves and a picture-perfect sunset?
Unfortunately, it is the rainy season now – hence, your family’s beach holiday plan may have to be put on hold, but this should not stop you from getting beach-ready at home.
We are going to share with you a couple of tips to bring the beach home to you without the sand and surf!
GET CRAFTY
I never realised how much my kids missed the sandy beach and its crystal-clear waters until I saw my youngest son making a beach-inspired craft using a sponge and his building blocks. He basically made his own oasis at home!
UNLEASH YOUR KITCHEN GODDESS CREATIVITY
Wherever you are, bring your own sunshine; do not let anything stop you from having a little fun during this stay-at-home season.
Kitchen is truly a great place to unleash our creativity.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes
Starfish Cut Out Cookies
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 250 g Plain flour
- 120 g Powdered sugar
- 150 g Cold butter
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 150 g Toasted skinless peanuts
- Melted dark chocolate
Instructions
- Combine flour, powdered sugar, salt, and cold butter in a mixer.
- Add fresh milk and vanilla extract and continue mixing until the dough comes together.
- Cover the dough with a cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Work on small portions of dough at a time, while keeping the rest of the dough chilled in the refrigerator.
- Use a rolling pin to flatten a small portion of the dough.
- Cut out dough using star-shaped cookie cutters.
- Arrange cookie dough on a lined baking tray.
- Roll the remaining dough and cut out cookie shapes until all dough is used up.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 20 minutes.
- Cool cookies on a wire rack.
- Toast skinless peanuts until golden.
- Coarsely blend toasted peanuts to resemble sand.
- Melt dark chocolate in a double boiler.
- Dip one side of the cookie surface in melted chocolate.
- Press into crushed peanuts.
- Repeat until all cookies are coated with dark chocolate and crushed peanuts.
- Serve on crushed toasted peanuts to have your own sandy beach at home!
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Now, it is your turn to create your own cuti-cuti-inspired cookies or cupcakes and stand a chance to win kitchen appliances worth up to RM1,000 when you join our Taste of the Holidays contest. Visit our special Cuti-Cuti Family page for more info!