Kueh Koya

I am adding this recipe for posterity. These cookies are the perfect embodiment of most things Nonya—a beautiful creation often only made with skill and patience and with the luxury of time of a bygone era. These days, it is hard to find someone who can make kueh koya—the best ones are made in Malacca. My best friend’s mother, a Malaccan Nonya, gets her relatives to send them over for Chinese New Year. Her supply tastes just like the ones I remember from my