MAORI TRIBAL BISCUITS from New Zealand KOwhaiwhai

Preparation steps

• How small is this planet of ours and all the customs and peoples of various places in it, if the human heart is big and full of love and God's providence .... I am preparing these cookies for the holidays, for the first time this winter, a junior brought them from a distant kiwi the islands of New Zealand, as well as the stories of the Maori tribes and natives of that country, which we know from The Lord of the Rings or the more recent epic series of the Chronicle of Shanar.
• Shortcrust pastry is shortcrust pastry, and nuts are growing all over our planet, so if you don't have Australian pecans, add hazelnuts and almonds, or common walnuts. Knead the crispy dough, I always rub margarine with flour because it is a source of crispiness, since I rarely use lard. Season with sugar, vanilla, brown sugar or crystal, which you like, put a fine ginger powder, to have a spicy note, but as much as you like, vanilla and cool the disc dough. During that time, prepare a brush for painting tribal, black or red, the classic Maori pattern is always only in three colors, red, black and white, so it is not difficult to get those pigments, or edible colors or some fruit, as you prefer to paint. The cookies have a nice decorative, broken line, if you have that mold, I almost found it, in the second round of baking for the holidays, so the enjoyment is in the festive cookie studio below, in continuo hehe Bake them short, they are small, they don't need them more than six, seven minutes, at 180 Celsius, smells irresistible, nutty flavors, Glaze them with royal icing, I always make lemon juice because it adds a note of flavor that is exciting.