Ingredients:
Dough:
1 block (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
2 1/2 stick (10oz) butter, softened
1 1/3 cup (9.5 oz/ 271 grams) Sugar
4 1/3 cup (1 lb 3oz/ 542 grams) All-Purpose Flour
A pinch Salt
Filling:
1 part Pureed Pineapple (fresh or canned) - (I used 1 1/2 fresh pineapple)
1 p)art Sugar
1 stick Cinnamon
4 Cloves
For Dough:
1) Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar together
2) Add flour and salt into the butter mixture and mix well
3) Roll dough and cut into squares
4) Place filling in the middle of each square, close the opening, shape into balls
5) Bake for 25-30 min in 300F oven
6) Take cookies out and glaze with eggwash and cook for another 5-10minutes or until golden.
For Filling:
1) Put everything together in a pot
2) Cook on medium heat until the filling thickened and dry. Keep stirring to avoid burns. It took an hour or two the last time I made it.
3) Let it cool before use
Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost referring to this dish:
Kuih Raya (Eid Celebration Cookies) posted on 9/9/2010
