Baker’s Brew Turns Favourite Childhood Snacks Such As Iced Gem Biscuits & Tutu Kueh Into CNY Cookies

Despite the myriad of flavourful dishes, my young, greedy self loved sneaking in snacks such as pineapple tarts and tutu kueh. Naturally, I made sure to have first dibs on Baker’s Brew 2020 Chinese New Year Collection .

Each container of baked goods is priced at $26.80 . One of my favourite childhood treats is the colourful iced gem biscuits. I would always bite the sugary topping first for some sweetness before munching on the bland biscuit base.

Unlike the sugar rush that I was expecting, these cute pastries were a melange of salty, spicy, and sour flavours. Thanks to a liberal addition of lemon icing, the tart notes came out strongest. When I successfully managed to eat an entire piece neatly, a robust earthy taste engulfed my taste buds.

Bring it close to your nose and you’ll be greeted with the familiar sweet scent of pandan. This compactness in addition meant less mess compared to the original kueh version.

The mix of sweet and savoury notes from the palm sugar and coconut shreds kept this snack from being cloying. It’s a crime to celebrate Chinese New Year without some classic pineapple tarts and you can avoid this with their Peranakan Pineapple Tarts which have cheese added into the dough. You can’t go wrong with a buttery and flaky pastry encasing sweet Thai pineapple paste.

Thankfully, each tart was not overly sweet, and I’ll definitely be stuffing my face with many of them. You’ll get yin and yang action from the nutty brown butter and earthy roasted sesame.

These biscuits are finished with sprinkles of sugar, along with white and black sesame seeds. To drive home the nostalgia factor, these biscuits are packed in miniature old-school biscuit tins decorated with Peranakan motifs.

As someone trying to #adult, I’m thankful that Baker’s Brew comes through in the clutch to impress my Asian parents during the upcoming Lunar New Year. The early bird catches the worm as orders placed before 12 January 2020 will score you 8% off. For more huat, the first 188 online orders and 88 in-store purchases get a complete set of Baker’s Brew ang bao too!

Address: 290 Orchard Road, #05-46, Paragon, Singapore 238859 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 11am to 9pm, Sat-Sun 10:30am to 9pm Tel: 6909 0669 Full list of outlets Website Baker’s Brew is not a halal-certified eatery.