At the onset, let me wish you all a
Happy Ugadi / Gudi Padva
I am pleased to inform you all that
recently I attended yet another cookery demonstration conducted by
Nestle promoting their “Maggie” products. In all, four different
items were prepared namely : Oats noodles, noodle cutlets, cookies,
and noodle bhel-puri. All the items that were made were delicious and
lip-smacking. We all were given to taste a small portion of each of
the dishes that were prepared. With Ugadi round the corner, I
thought it would be a good idea to prepare these delicious cookies
and share this easy recipe with you all. It requires no eggs, no
raising agent, no milk, no vanilla essence and no cardamom powder and
yet tastes wonderful ! Sounds incredible ? Try it and see it for
yourself.
I must admit here that I used the
electric beater to beat the butter and sugar (it appears the excess
beating was unnecessary ) with the result the cookies spread out a
little horizontally which should not have happened. In any case the
texture and the taste has not altered. It turned out nice and crispy.
I intend to try this out again by rectifying this mistake and also by
incorporating ragi flour and some dry fruits to make it more
nutritious.
Ingredients:
Maida (refined flour) |
150 gms |
Powdered Sugar |
100 gms |
Butter (salted) |
150 gms |
Coconut-Milk powder |
100 gms |
Method :
Grease a baking tray and keep
aside. Pre-heat the oven at 180°
C.
Beat
lightly butter and sugar so that no lumps are formed.
In
the same bowl, add coconut-milk powder and maida and mix well to
form a soft dough.
Form
small balls from this dough and lightly press on the top with a fork
and place them on the greased baking tray.
Place
the baking tray in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or till done.
Allow
it to cool and store them in an air-tight container.
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Ingredients |
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Butter and sugar beaten lightly |
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Dough ready |
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All set to bake
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Baking under process |
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Just out of the oven |
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Coconut milk cookies ready to be devoured
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Preparation
time : 10 mins
Baking
time : 20 mins
Makes
: approx 20 cookies (depending upon the size)
Note:
Since,
I used unsalted butter, I added a pinch of salt to it.
Beat
butter and sugar lightly so that they are mixed well without any
lumps.