Kuih Mor — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

Crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth peanut cookies made from roasted ground peanuts and rice flour, lightly sweetened and shaped into small rounds.

Ingredients

300g roasted peanuts
200g rice flour, toasted
100g icing sugar
100ml vegetable oil
Pinch of salt

Instructions

1 Process roasted peanuts in a food processor until finely ground but not oily.
2 Toast rice flour in a dry pan over low heat for 8-10 minutes until fragrant.
3 Combine ground peanuts, toasted rice flour, icing sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
4 Add oil gradually and mix until the dough holds together when pressed.
5 Press the mixture firmly into small moulds, then tap out onto a baking tray.
6 Bake at 160°C for 12-15 minutes until set. Cool completely before handling as they are very fragile.

Did You Know?

Kuih Mor is so delicate that it literally melts on your tongue — the name "mor" is said to come from the crumbly texture that disintegrates with each bite.