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I reckon every home in Malaysian has one of those old round, blue coloured [tag]Kjeldsens[/tag] tins lying around. My mom used to put all her sewing stuff in it, I think when i was small we had another one or my Lego pieces (yes, I played with Lego!). They’re extremely useful, don’t rust easily, and when they finally rust, some of my neighbours used them as flowerpots…
The tin definitely outlive the [tag]butter cookies[/tag] by many years, people re-use the container to store all sorts of stuff. But speaking of the actual [tag]cookies[/tag], they’re definitely one of the best tasting ones around – always soft and fluffy even after the tin is opened for a long time. The standard set came with 5 different types of cookies, stacked nicely in two levels of butter paper cups.
Actually they were pretty expensive back in those days (even more so now), so most of us are more familiar with the tin than the cookies themselves!
Some years back someone gave me a tin for Chinese New Year… I’m pretty sure the tin is around somewhere, probably being used by my kids as a container for their hundred and one Barbie accessories…
Must go and check if Tesco has them…
18 Comments
Boone
Oh yum….simply the best cookies around before the other wannabies which have now flooded the market. I’ve recently appealed to my office to buy this for our pantry instead of the Julie’s and Kerk rubbish.
giddy tigress
yes, I certainly remember these. They are but the only butter cookies I’ll ever eat anyway. But I don’t like those that are coated with sugar though. My favorite is the coiled ones – shown in your picture.
pelf
I love Kjeldsens butter cookies! But I have kind of slowly stopped eating these ever since I knew how expensive they were 🙁
simon
Haha glad to know lots of people still remember the classics!
annant
i totally heart these butter cookies. they are da best cookies lo 🙂
hihi btw
simon
thanks for dropping by, annant!
cc
OMG, this brings back rushes of memories. I HEART them! They are still the best button cookies I’ve ever had. Sweet memories. Must go search for it this weekend. 😀
fashionasia
haha! i totally crave for these recently…went to jusco …can’t find…..
so simply take one that looks like it…..bblueehhh……tasted FAR from the finest!!!
sigh….must go find the Original one this weekend.
Ann
Umm….reckon my mum loved them too coz I remember the cookie as much as I remember the TIN !! 🙂 Blessed me!
If I see it, will definitely get you a tin then! Hope you don’t get sick of it by the time I do!
chubikia
Used to be my favourite snack during my kiddy days! (which explains my size now).
Christy
Hi there,
Oh yea, this was like the “designer-brand” of all butter cookies out there! And everyone loves them; they were so amazingly famous.
Today, probably there were too many brands out there and since prices are rocketing high (due to currency exchange), I think the younger generation just know what are butter cookies by definition or taste but not the brands anymore.
Kjeldsens was so popular during that time that everyone knows about it; it’s like an undying legacy – the brand that came all the way from Denmark; Copenhagen.
The Danish really love their butter cookies too:)
And I remember the recycled tins to store all sorts of stuffs….hehe, proves that Malaysians are a recycle-conscious lot too, huh?:D
simon
hmmm… maybe they’re not available already… let me check the next time i’m at tesco.
marion
Whooaaa I remember that!! my mum used to put her sewing stuff there too~ haha!
I think Im gonna go buy it. It’s so yummy.
Maybe I’ll buy it as a present for my dad too 🙂
Love this post.
simon
hi marion,
thx for dropping by. actually i went to tesco the other day, and its true they no longer stock it, they were promoting their own in house brand… hmmm. gotta find them butter cookies.
Coix
OH YEEEHA Just brought a can today.
Erane
Anyone out there manage to track down this butter cookies? I’m craving for them and I can’t seem to find it anywhere?What a turn off…
simon
yes, found them at jusco!
Emma Noe'
I bought these coookies in the OX military and they were always in blue with yellow writing. I loved the color of the tins and the cookies. Now one cannot find them anywhere enymore and I do not know why. They are not that much more expensive than the others but really taste a lot better. EGN