The cookies'
dough is made from a fine mixture of
flour,
cornstarch,
butter or
margarine and
egg yolks which is baked in the
oven. After the cookies are ready, they are left to cool slowly to room temperature. Once cool, powdered sugar is either sprinkled upon the cookies, or both powdered sugar and cookies are placed in a plastic bag and shaken to distribute the sugar evenly on the cookies' surfaces. Prepared cookies must be stored in
air-tight containers to prevent the sugar from absorbing water from the air via
hygroscopy. This cookie is loved so much by the Indonesian people, especially children. Today, while most are prepared in the typical fashion with sugar, several variants of
kue putri salju are available, including cheese and chocolate. A version including
pandan prepared with green food colouring is also popular. ==See also==