Wheat cashew pista badam cookies

I was going to meet my sister and family and it was another chance for me to experiment with different flours and flavours. I wanted to gift some to my sister’s sister in law (who is expecting her first baby) and another cousin of mine. So made a variety of cookies in the last two days. Do check my earlier post on Pista cookies.

Ingredients:

• Whole whear flour 100 gm
• Milk powder 25 gm
• Salt a pinch
• Baking powder 1/4 tsp
• Baking soda a pinch
• Brown sugar 75 gm
• Butter 80 gm
• Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp
• Milk 1-2 tsp (if required)
• Chopped pista 1-2 tbsp
• Chopped roasted cashew 1-2 tbsp
• Chopped badam 1-2 tbsp

Method:

• Cream the butter and sugar till its soft and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and mix.
• Sieve the flour, milk powder, rising agents and salt together.
• Add the dry ingredients into the butter-sugar mixture and mix. Add the chopped dry fruits reserved some to be sprinkled on top after shaping the cookies.
• Add little milk or butter if the dough appears too dry. Do not knead hard.
• Keep the dough inthe regrigerator for an hour or so. The mixture will be sticky.
• After an hour, preheat the oven at 160-170 degree Celsius for atleast 10 minutes.
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper and keep it ready.
• Make small balls if the dough and flatten it in your palm. Cut into desired shape using a cookie cutter.
• Arrange them neatly on the baking tray leaving some gap between two consecutive cookies to allow them to spread while baking.
• Sprinkle the finely chopped nuts on top.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or till it looks done and the sides look golden.
• Remove from oven and allow it to remain in the tray for few more minutes.
• Transfer onto a cooling rack and cool it well.
• Store in airtight containers. Enjoy.

Notes:

• Each oven behaves differently. So check it after 20 minutes.
• Adjust the sugar as per your taste. I prefer my cookies mildly sweet.
• Vanilla essence can be replaced by cardamom powder or butter essence or almond essence.

• Once you taste these, I am sure you will not have any hesitation in making cookies with whole wheat flour.
• Do not forget to smell these cookies, they smell heavenly 🙂