If you are fond of desserts and find it hard to keep your hands off the dessert tray or counter at parties, gatherings, and so on, then let us surprise you with something nice, sweet, and crumbly.

Yes, as you can see, we are going to discuss traditional Korean desserts and how to bake them at home. Of course, before we share the list with you, here are some tips and tricks, instructions, and simple steps that you should go through first.

For example, we are going to pick the dasiks, or the traditional pressed cookies of Korean origin to help you out. So let's have a look, shall we?

Learning more about traditional Korean desserts_ At a glimpse

These sweet-pressed cookies look very similar to stamps. Each of them is beautifully imprinted with designs and looks splendid as they are served with tea, this Korean dessert is simply one of the best of its kind.

We all love cookies, don't we? In that case, you can always try out something new and unique across the world.

As a baker new ideas for cookies always intrigue us and here is something for you to indulge in. The Dasiks!

So if all this anticipation is creating a sense of excitement already in your mind then let us teach you how to make these wonderful cookies at home.

You will be fascinated to find out that Dasik is a cookie that is prepared with all the natural ingredients like grains, and then sesame seeds, beans, and so on. There is chestnut with pine pollens and so on used in the preparation of these biscuits that are readily baked to serve as snacks.

Usually, the method involves pressing the ingredients and then creating a smooth and powdery mixture which is blended with honey to acquire a stick dough-like consistency. They are then sent into the mold. Each of these wooden mounds consists of intricate figures and designs on the surface of the cookies.

The process that is used in making these cookies is very similar to what the ancient civilizations used to rely on for making their seals and stamps.

Often these molds contain the figures of fishes, birds, flowers, and several other geometric figures. Each of these figurines was symbolic of good luck, charm, faith, beauty, happiness, health, etc.

If you have tried these pressed cookies before then you know that these cookies are light and also healthy at the same time. Flavored and colored to look and taste simply top-notch, these cookies are simply fascinating accompaniments with tea.

The wooden mold, often in which the desserts and cookies are shaped is called the dasikpans and probably that is where the cookies found their names as well.

However, it is not necessary that you have to rely on the dasikpans for making Korean-pressed cookies because it is unlikely that these typical wooden molds can be found anywhere outside Korea.

In that case, one can opt for any kind of mold that they wish to use for such a recipe. The purpose is to acquire the cute embossed shapes on the cookies and you can do that with simple molds as well.

Usually, to make these cookies, you need some basic shades like the ones obtained from omija, pink or green from the peas, yellow hue from the pine pollens, and black from sesame seeds.

As you start to knead the powdered ingredients together with the honey, make sure you do not add all the honey at once! On the other hand, you should rather drizzle them into the bowl little by little. If the dough is too sticky then it will get hard to acquire the right impression on the cookies.

Ingredients that you need for making traditional Korean Desserts- Dasik at home

To come up with the Korean dessert, the Dasik, there are a couple of ingredients that you need to keep handy. Before you begin, let's check them out.

Dry omija
Glutinous rice flour.
Honey
Water
Split green peas
Or, pine pollens
Or, black sesame seeds ( These ingredients shall vary based on the color you wish to impart to the cookies.

For example, if you are using Omija in the cookies for the bright pink shade then you can soak them in water for a while. Wait for at least 24 hours until the water turns absolutely red.

Dry toast the rice flour in a pan for a few minutes and then transfer it to the bowl. Mix well with honey and then place these dough pieces into the mold. Once they are ideally patterned, you can serve them with tea in the evening. The process of making these cookies is so unique indeed! So what are you waiting for?