Eggless Custard Powder Cookies

Preparation Time - 7 Min                  Cooking Time - 15 Min                 Yield - 15 Cookies

Ingredients :

All purpose flour - 1/4 Cup

Powdered sugar - 3 Tbsp

Custard Powder -  3 Tbsp

Cardamom powder - a pinch (Optional)

Butter - 1/4 Cup or 1/2 Stick

Milk - 1 Tbsp

Method:

1) Preheat oven to 375° F or 190° C.

2) Take butter in a bowl and beat for 1 min until fluffy.

3) Add powdered sugar and beat again for a min.

4) Add milk and mix well.

5) Add all purpose flour, custard powder and cardamom powder and mix well to form a dough.

6) Make small balls of mixture, roll in granulated sugar and put on a greased sheet.

7) Bake for 13- 15 min in preheated oven.

Custard Powder Cookies

8) Cool for 10 min and transfer to wired rack. Cool for another 20 min. and serve.

Eggless GingerSnaps

Preparation Time - 30 Min                         Cooking Time - 15 Min        

This simple recipe makes 22-25 gingersnap cookies.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 Cup

Brown Sugar - 1/2 Cup

Ground cinnamon - 3/4 Tsp

Ground Ginger - 1 Tsp

Ground Cloves - 1/4 Tsp

Salt - a pinch

Baking soda - 1/2 Tsp

Granulated sugar - 1 Tbsp

Softened butter - 1/8 Cup or 1/4 Stick

Oil - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Milk - 1 1/2 Tbsp

Honey - 2 Tbsp

Method :

1) Preheat oven to 350° F or 180° C.

2) In a bowl whisk butter nicely. Add sugar and beat well for 2 mins.

3) Add milk,honey and oil and mix well.

4) In another bowl take flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves and mix well.

5) Add butter mixture into this, mix well. Refrigerate this mixture for 30 mins.

6) Make small balls of mixture, flatten them in palms approximately 1 inch circle and roll them in white sugar.

 
7) Keep on greased tray approx 2 inches apart and bake for 15-18 mins. Cool for 30 min and serve.

Gingersnap Cookies

Wheat Flour Biscuits

Preparation Time - 10 Min                                   Cooking Time - 15 Min    

This recipe makes 24 biscuits.

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 Cup

Butter - 1/8 Cup or 1/4 stick, softened at room temp

Powdered sugar - 1/4 Cup

Milk - 1/4 Cup or less 

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Baking powder - 1 Tsp

Baking soda - 1/4 Tsp

Crushed cashew nuts or chocolate chip - 1/4 Cup (optional)

Method :

1) In a bowl mix together wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

2) Preheat oven to 400° F or 200° C.

3) Add butter and cashew nuts(or chocolate chip) and mix well. 

4) Add milk as required and knead a soft dough.

5) Roll the dough flat into thickness of 1 cm.

6) With biscuit cutter or anything with sharp edges cut the biscuits.

7) Put on a greased sheet and bake in preheated oven for 15 mins or till cookies turn golden in color.

8) Let it cool for 30 mins and then serve.

Wheat Flour Biscuit