A tasty mouth melting flaky,crispy cookies prepared from refined flour with topping of pineapple jam. Serving any kind of sweet dessert is encouraged during Chinese New Year because it symbolises bringing a sweet life into the new year. The Hokkiens also consider certain fruits auspicious, and they are particularly fond of pineapple, ong lai in the Hokkien dialect, which literally means fortune come. Pineapple tarts are a must for Chinese New Year. This is an easy and the best pineapple tarts recipe ever. Makes these crumbly and buttery pineapple tarts.