Camachile cookie
Camachile cookies, also known as quinamunsil, are Filipino ladyfinger cookies that are characteristically shaped like the fruits of the camachile tree. They are traditionally eaten with hot drinks for breakfast or merienda.Etymology
The names of the cookies come from the tree Pithecellobium dulce, known as camachile in Tagalog. Quinamunsil or kinamunsil, the Hiligaynon name for the cookies are also named after the tree, which is known as kamunsil in Visayan languages.Description
Camachile cookies are a variation of the larger broas and lengua de gato. It is made from flour, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, butter, vanilla, and milk. The cookie has a distinctive lobed and elongated shape.
