Cardamom Cookies
Cardamom cookies are delicious Indian style shortbread recipe that is made with minimal ingredients. These cookies are perfect teatime snack recipe that you can store for almost a month.
Servings 20 medium size cokies
Calories 166kcal
Equipment
- baking tray
- Electric whisker/blender
Ingredients
- 1½ cup maida / all purpose flour
- ½ cup gram flour / besan
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp cardamom powder or 2 freshly crushed cardamom pods
- 1 cup butter room temparature
Instructions
- Cream the butter. If you are using an electric blender than keep it on a medium speed and whisk the butter. whisk/cream/mix the butter until smooth and light.1 cup butter
- Add sugar and again whisk/cream/mix it. You will get a nice, smooth and little bit of fluffy mixture.1 cup granulated sugar
- add all purpose flour and gram flour. Also Add cardamom powder. mix the dry ingredients well using spatula.1½ cup maida / all purpose flour, ½ cup gram flour / besan, ¼ tsp cardamom powder
- Gently mix together the whole mixture to a dough using your hands. “Never afraid to use your hands” as Julia Child says. If your mixture is crumbly, then add 1 to 3 tbsp milk. Do not knead the dough.
- Prepare your baking pan. spread some butter/ghee and place a parchment paper.
- Prepare medium size balls from the dough and place it on a baking tray. Keep some space between them as they expand while baking.
- Bake the Cookies in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C/356 degrees fahrenheit for 20 mins till light golden or golden.
- As oven temperatures may vary, it may take less or more time. So do keep a check. Enjoy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 75mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
