Kleeb lam-duan thai shortbread cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose wheat flour
• 1 egg yolk
• ¾ cup sugar
• 9 tablepsoons vegetable oil
• food coloring (optional)

Preparation

• Mix the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl.
• Add the egg yolk and gradually knead with the oil until a dough forms.
• Roll the dough into small balls about 1.5 cm in diameter.
• Cut each ball into 4 wedges, and place each end of the three wedges together to form a flower.
• Cut the remaining wedge in half, roll it into a ball.
• And place it at the junction of the three wedges as the center of the flower.
• Score the center with a knife, and brush lightly with pink color or egg yolk to make a pistil.
• Arrange the flowers on a baking pan.
• Bake in an oven at 300°F for 12 minutes or until the cookies are light gold.
• Remove from the oven, transfer the cookies to cool down on a rack.
• Smoke the cookies with a fragrant candle and store in an airtight container.

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