Gula Melaka Kuih Bangkit

My favourite cookies! Though tedious process in making but I'm happy with the melts-in-the mouth texture :D

Recipe adapted from Y3K
Ingredient

• 90gm gula melaka, chopped for easier melting
• 100ml thick coconut milk + extra for kneading
  
• 30gm butter, soften
• 1 egg yolk
• 250gm tapioca flour, weight after frying*

* Dry fry tapicoca flour on low heat for 20mins with some pandan leaves and light and fluffy. Cool completely before storing. Rest the flour for at least 3 days before using.

Method

1. Melt gula melaka with coconut milk over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Strain mixture.
2. Place butter and egg yolk in a mixing bowl and mix lightly till combined.
3. Sift in tapioca flour and mix lightly using a wooden spoon. Add in gula melaka mixture and mixed till combine. Add in more coconut milk and knead till a dough form. Mixture should not be crumbly.
4. Wrap dough in a clingwrap and rest for at least 30mins or longer.
5. Remove dough from wrap and knead lightly again. Lightly flour a rolling surface and roll dough into a 1/2 cm thick. Stamp out cookie using a cookie cutter.
6. Lighty sprinkle some tapioca flour onto baking sheet and place cut out cookie over. Bake in preheated oven at 160 deg cel for 20-25mins.