A Cookie In Joo Chiat

cookies from left to right: almond cookie, savoury hae bee hiam cookie, japanese green tea cookie

After a good lunch of chicken briyani in geylang serai market, my lunch companion K and I decided a good walk to joo chiat will help speed up the digestion. Knowing K can be very adventurous when it comes to food, I suggested we should go to Home's Favourite for some hae bee hiam (minced spicy shrimp) cookie. Yes! The same type of hae bee hiam that's used in stir-fry kang kong and hae bee hiam roll.

I really love the savoury hae bee hiam cookie. It's not overly spicy, a good balance of savouriness and sweetness, crumbly and full of flavours. K agreed it can be very addictive. The green tea cookie is good but I prefer it to have a heavier touch of tea powder. As for the almond cookie, both of us detect a faint synthetic taste. It could be due to the almond essence used. With oil replacing the usual butter, the cookies are much lighter on the palate.

If you're too overwhelmed to bake your own cookies, do give Home's Favourite a visit. The cookies are reasonable priced and very fresh. They even have small packs that's good for dropping into the children's schoolbags. I know what I want to try in the next visit: pork floss sesame cookies!

Home's Favourite

266 Joo Chiat Road

Singapore 427520