Cookies to Taman Negara

A close friend of mine ordered letter cookies in gingerbread and sugar for a Taman Negara guide. As the cookies were for a grown-up, I just outlined the cookies and did not flood them (i.e. cover the whole cookie with icing), lest the cookies be too sweet. Since the cookies would have to brave a journey by bus and boat, I couldn't go overboard in the designs as the cookies were placed in a plastic container with extra padding.

We reduce the sugar in all our cookies as the royal icing will make up for the sweetness. However, if you're interested in just ordering the cookies without icing or just outlines on the cookies, it's no problem. Personally, 1 flooded cookie for me is just nice.

Aqiqah cookies

In Mid-July, I had an order for cookies for the aqiqah of a very lovely boy. His mom ordered 50 baby bottles and 50 prams.


The cookies were later placed in a beautiful box (courtesy of Cradle and All) and distributed to guests).

The pram and bottle here is 7cm (3"). I've also just received a new batch of cookie cutters from USA which includes a 9cm (4") pram. With a larger cookie, more details can be included as opposed to a smaller one. I'll post a few picts of the new pram soon.

Ikea cookie tins

A couple of weekends ago, I managed to squeeze myself through the Ikea crowd and purchase a few sets of the lovely cookie tins. I think they're perfect for keeping cookies.


This is 16cm (6") in diameter. It can roughly fill around 15 pieces of 7cm cookies.


This is 17x17x9cm (7x7x4") and can fill about 25 pieces of 7cm cookies.


Measuring 27x18x10cm (11x7x4"), this is the largest tin in the set. It can fill around 56 pieces of 7cm cookies.

Ikea also has lovely glass jars which are pretty airtight for storing cookies. Incidentally, those jars are on sale right now so now is a great time to grab a few.

Icing on the cookie

There are many methods to decorate a cookie. One way is by using fondant which is a broadly used term referring to confections made from sugar syrup. It's super easy to use, just like Play Doh, and makes cookies look really beautiful and vibrant. However, I find the substance bland and its sugary taste and chewy texture a bit off-putting.



I use royal icing to decorate the cookies. Royal icing is basically made using egg whites, icing sugar, water and flavourings (lemon juice, vanilla essence or almond essence). In the early days of decorating cookies, I used raw egg whites. However, I ended up with jars of egg yolk with no homes, so I've switched to egg white powder or meringue powder. Incidentally, this also reduces the risk of salmonella poisoning from the raw egg whites. Egg white powder and meringue powder are pretty pricey but well the worth.

Cookie boxes

I experimented in making my own cookie boxes as it was pretty hard to find boxes which fit the cookies exactly. Too large and the cookie will be 'floating' in the box. Too small, well...

It wasn't that difficult to make the boxes, tho getting the material right was important. However, I cannot imagine making 100 boxes in a short time frame, so, I'll keep on looking. Therefore, at the moment, our cookies only come in clear cellophane bags tied with a satin ribbon. The cookies can also be packed in an Ikea cookie tin which would be lovely as a gift. Also, I think that cookies placed on a white plate wrapped in cellophane and a beautiful ribbon would be lovely as a housewarming gift. I'll post some picts soon.