Flower-shaped Cookies

Ingredients

• all-purpose wheat flour 2 cups
• egg yolk 1
• castor sugar 3/4 cup
• vegetable oil 9 tbsp
• pink food coloring

Special utensils

• An 8"x8" baking pan
• fragrant candle

Preparation

1. Mix the flour and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add the egg yolk and gradually knead with the oil until a dough forms.
2. Roll the dough into small balls about 1 1/2 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.
3. 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.