Cherry Cap Cookies or more commonly known as Sugee Cookies is another one of my favourite Chinese New Year must-have biscuit (besides Dragon Cookies of course) because I love the biscuit’s sweetness and the crunchiness of semolina/sugee.
Why is it called cherry cap cookies? Don’t you think this biscuit look like a cap with a cherry on top?
I’m sharing with you my grandma’s sugee cookies recipe. It’s been a few years since I last make them. I miss it so much. Yum-yum!
Ingredients:
2 cups of plain flour (sifted)
1 cup of sugee/semolina (sifted)
1 cup of castor sugar (fine type) (sifted)
4 tablespoons of Ghee
Few pieces of cherry (diced)
You will also need a toothpaste cap as a mold.
Directions:
1. Combine flour, sugee and sugar in a bowl.
2. Add 4 tablespoons of Ghee into the bowl. Mix well. (In my case, I use my hand)
3. Take a pinch of the paste and roll it to a small ball. *about 1.5cm in diameter
4. Use a toothpaste cap to mold the ball as shown below.
5. Place a cherry on top of the cookie. Remember to press the cherry or it might easily fall off later.
6. Bake at 180 degree C for 20~25 minutes. When it’s done, the cookie’s top side is light cream while the bottom side is light brown.
Just wanna show my arrangement skill. Hahaha. This is before baking.
Additional notes:
1. Initially the sugee cookies that we bake appeared crack. Reason because we didn’t add enough Ghee (we added 3 tablespoons at first). If you find after adding 4 tablespoons is still not enough, you can add a little bit more.
2. Roll the ball paste in little size so that it’ll look cute after baking. (coz the biscuit will expand).
This recipe makes about 85pcs. The quantity depends on the size of the ball you make.
I mixed the combination twice. In total I’ve got about 170pcs of cute sugee cookies. :love:
Have fun making it.
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Tags: Cherry Cap Cookies, Sugee Cookies, Chinese New Year must-have biscuit, semolina, Ghee
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dreamcatcher Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 7:16 amVisit dreamcatcher
too sweet for my teeth.
hedonistics anonymous Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 9:24 amVisit hedonistics anonymous
looks like christmas nipples. hehehehehehehe.
FeR Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 11:10 amVisit FeR
oooooooooooo! one of my favourite too but oh my. sugee! and ghee! and sugar!
but nice to have the recipe. can try making it instead of buying it.
thanks, che-cheh! i think i’m going to be pretty busy this CNY
vhanded Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 1:03 pmVisit vhanded
Wow, look delicious!
I learned to bake simple butter cookies, sometimes add oat into it, taste good~
I am going to try other level soon. haha!
Neo Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 1:44 pmVisit Neo
CNY I come your house eat ok? :devil:
surfnux Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 2:03 pmVisit surfnux
beautiful cookies. Looked delicious. Happy Chinese New Year
fashionasia Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 5:05 pmVisit fashionasia
oh this is my fav too! thanks for sharing the recipe…
Dawn Says:
February 1st, 2008 at 10:52 pmVisit Dawn
Yummy. You really have the love for baking/cooking. Good for you.
Che-Cheh Says:
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 amVisit Che-Cheh
Dreamcatcher, yeah.
Hedo, :laughing:
Fer, show me your cookies when you’re done.
Vhanded, yes I go slowly too. Bake simple one first.
Neo, can can.
Surfnux, hi welcome! Taste even better in your mouth hehe. Happy Lunar New Year.
Fashionasia, good to hear that you like this cookie too. Delicious hor?
Dawn, nothing beats the odd of making delicious food! :drool:
lex Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 12:24 amVisit lex
waaa u really into the baking mood! i dun quite like sugee cookies as much as i like dragon cookies!! eh woman, we should bake together someday!
Mo-C Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 12:48 amVisit Mo-C
:applause: i love sugee cookies too.
hcfoo Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 10:22 amVisit hcfoo
Looks like got a lot of sugar leh. But you know what? you make me feel like I should get an oven!
By the way, wishing you a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year! :party:
alexallied Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 3:38 pmVisit alexallied
Yummy!!!! Can I order it online?
keeyit Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 8:37 pmVisit keeyit
The cookies look great !
Finally can get online to read your post..
Che-Cheh Says:
February 4th, 2008 at 10:58 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Lex, weh if compared to you…you’re more a baking pro la.
Mo-C, muah muahhhh.
Hcfoo, yes you should get an oven. We can trade recipes then. Hehe! Thank you. Wish you a great Lunar New Year!
Alexallied, order already tutup. :laughing:
Keeyit, hehe thank you. Broadband ok liao?
FeR Says:
February 7th, 2008 at 3:05 pmVisit FeR
Why my cookies all come out KO one! Not as expected…I think I cannot follow recipe but must have someone to guide me step by step.
Is the “paste” easy to roll, Che-Cheh? I roll and it all breaks apart! So frustrating! I already added more than 4 tbsp of Ghee (near 5) but still so “dry” the paste…is it supposed to be like that?
*haha* Sorry to “interrogate” you.
Oh! Also, after baking, the cookies supposed to be crunchy? or soft like the ones bought from outside? is it because there’s a lot of ghee?
:grrr:
Che-Cheh Says:
February 8th, 2008 at 11:45 amVisit Che-Cheh
FeR, sorry for the late reply. Yes put more Ghee! It’s suppose to be something like crunchy…it’s the sugee ma. I never buy from outside so I don’t know the different.
FeR Says:
February 8th, 2008 at 7:29 pmVisit FeR
no la, considered speedy reply since it’s CNY now! :laughing:
too much ghee not good hor?
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February 11th, 2008 at 6:46 pmVisit FeR’s » CNY bakes
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FeR » CNY bakes Says:
September 19th, 2008 at 5:06 pmVisit FeR » CNY bakes
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Junn Liaw Says:
January 19th, 2009 at 11:20 pmVisit Junn Liaw
i followed ur instruction and all da ingredient above.. but my dough is too dry and i cant even roll it…even i added ghee also da same.. and i try to baked it…turn out da sugee is like not cooked still can feel da sugee hardness..
Che-Cheh Says:
January 20th, 2009 at 12:22 amVisit Che-Cheh
Junn Liaw, sorry the recipe didn’t turn out well for you. For the too dry dough even after adding ghee, I guess you will need to add more. You’ll know when to stop when you press the toothpaste cover to the rolled ball and the ball didn’t crack. How many tablespoon of ghee did you add? When you bite into this cookies, yes you can still feel some sugee. This is the uniqueness of this recipe. I like feeling the sugee and sugar together. As long as it’s not too soft after bake then it’s done. It’s too hard maybe because it’s baked too long. Different oven call for different baking time as different oven as different temperature distribution. This is just my guessing ya based on my experience baking this cookie.
molly Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:33 pmVisit molly
I am going to try it but how to judge 1 tbspfull. Is it like a mountain or flat?
Che-Cheh Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:39 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Molly, it’s mountain full ya. Remember if the batter breaks you need to add more.
molly Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:47 pmVisit molly
Let me try out the recipe :dancing:
Che-Cheh Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:30 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Molly, tell me the result later ya. :party:
gai Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 5:54 pmVisit gai
hi, just wanna ask, is the ghee ur referring to, melted ghee, oil-like ghee? or the ghee that is straight from the can?
Thanks!
Che-Cheh Says:
September 4th, 2009 at 5:59 pmVisit Che-Cheh
Hi Gai, I’m referring to the ghee that is straight from the can.