Coconut-Milk Cookies

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 :

1. Grease a baking tray and keep aside. Pre-heat the oven at 180° C.
2. Beat lightly butter and sugar so that no lumps are formed.
3. In the same bowl, add coconut-milk powder and maida and mix well to form a soft dough.
4. Form small balls from this dough and lightly press on the top with a fork and place them on the greased baking tray.
5. Place the baking tray in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes or till done.
6. Allow it to cool and store them in an air-tight container.

Ingredients

Butter and sugar beaten lightly 

Dough ready

All set to bake

Baking under process

Just out of the oven

Coconut milk cookies ready to be devoured

                           
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.