EGGLESS WHEAT FLOUR COOKIES

Wheat flour cookie is an Indian style short bread cookie and a famous tea time cookies. Egg-less soft and melting in the mouth. Its texture is simply soft and smooth. They are similar to butter cookies. This is really a very simple, easy and tasty recipe. Ghee or clarified butter will be used traditionally for making these cookies but using butter or oil would do just fine.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 1&1/2 cup
• Sugar - 3/4 cup
• Ghee/Oil/Butter - 3/4 cup
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Cardamom (Elachi) - 4
• Badam, Pistachio & Cashews - For garnishing

Method:

• Grind sugar along with cardamom seeds until very fine.
• Mix together wheat flour, baking powder and sugar powder.
• Add ghee/oil/butter little by little and prepare a soft dough without adding water. Cover the dough and set aside for 20-30 minutes.
• Knead the dough once again and divide into equal size portions.
• Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree C. Grease a baking sheet.
• Shape those portions into round balls and  flatten them a little between your palms.
• Arrange them on the baking sheet and leave space between cookies to allow room to expand (all cookies expand a little at least).

• Bake in the pre-heated oven on middle rack for about 18-20 minutes or until the cookies develop a few 'scars' on top and slightly browned at the bottom.
• Remove the cookies from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes before transferring them to cooling rack.
• Let the cookies cool completely before you eat them as they might seem soft when they are still warm.
• Serve these cookies with a cup of tea and Enjoy...
• Store in an air-tight container at room temperature.