Nankathai/Butter cookies/Ghee Biscuits

Maria Emmanuel
Maria Emmanuel @me_2603
Chennai

#week3of5
A simple butter cookies recipe tastes so yummy. I usually make it during Christmas for friends and family.

Nankathai/Butter cookies/Ghee Biscuits

#week3of5
A simple butter cookies recipe tastes so yummy. I usually make it during Christmas for friends and family.

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Ingredients

30 minutes
25 cookies
  1. 1 cupMaida/ All-purpose flour
  2. 1/2 cupghee
  3. 1/2 cuppowdered sugar
  4. 1 tspvanilla Essence or
  5. 1/2 tspCardamom powder
  6. 2 tspfine rava
  7. 1 pinchsalt
  8. 1/2 tspbaking powder
  9. 1/4 tspbaking soda
  10. 25Cherries (halved) or raisins or nuts

Cooking Instructions

30 minutes
  1. 1

    Take ghee and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl. Whisk till pale and creamy with a hand whisk.

  2. 2

    Add rava, cardamom powder, salt. Sieve flour, baking powder and baking soda. Mix well with a spatula and form into a soft dough.

  3. 3

    Take a small portion and roll between palms and press a little flat on a baking tray. Leave space between each cookies to expand. Press cherries/rasins in the middle of each cookie.

  4. 4

    Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 minutes. It will be soft when taken out of oven and hardens on cooling. Cool on a wire rack and store in airtight container.

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A passionate home maker and homebaker. Love to cook with my heart and soul. Enjoy cooking for my family and trying new recipes.Love the aromas and flavors of food. Ardent food lover.Instagram: KreamTreatz_Chennai
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