3 Ingredient Cookies

3 ingredient cookies are simple and easy to make cookies with 3 simple ingredients.These cookies taste like short bread cookies with a rich buttery flavor with mild sweet.
The preparation takes only few minutes but the dough needs to be chilled for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading Also I sliced the cookies bit thicker and used the confectionery sugar.The cookies can be made with the regular granulated sugar also.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                        3 Ingredient Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Chilling time 30 minutes
   Baking time 15-20 minutes

   Makes 1-15 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup+2 tbs
Butter/vennai	5.5 tbs
Granulated sugar or icing sugar	1/4 cup
Raw sugar (optional)	1 tbs

    Method 

• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well with a whisker or spatula,to this add  flour.

• Mix it wit the hand and gently smooth it form a dough.Divide the dough and shape it to a square or round log.

• Now  on a parchment paper sprinkle the raw sugar and roll the log so that the sugar coats on the log.Wrap the logs in the the parchment paper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

• After 30 minutes take the dough and slice it.Arrange it on a lined baking tray. Pre-heat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 15-18 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 20 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• Use a sharp knife to slice the dough.
• If salted butter is used then no need to add salt.
• Initially the dough will be crumbly,it becomes smooth while mixing it with hands.

Enjoy...............................

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Kaju Chocolate Cookies /Cashew Chocolate Cookies

Today's recipe is a yet another mouth melting cookies with the flavor of chocolate and the crunch of cashews.
These cookies are rich with a buttery flavor,chocolaty taste with a mild sweetness.Its perfect for gifting as it stays fresh for longer.The dough can be rolled out and cut with cookie cutter or sliced with the knife.Here I used 1 inch square cookie cutter to cut the dough.

                                                                    

                                                            

                      Kaju Chocolate cookies/Cashew Chocolate Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Chilling time 15 minutes
   Baking time 18-20 minutes

   Makes 22-24 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Cocoa powder	1-2 tbs
Icing sugar or powdered sugar	1/2 cup+1 tbs
Salt	a pinch
Baking powder	a pinch
Milk	1 tbs(if needed)

    Method 

• Mix in all purpose flour,cocoa power,baking powder and salt in a bowl and keep it aside.
• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well with a whisker or spatula,to this add  flour mixture.

• Mix it to form a dough.If the dough is too crumbly then add some milk and knead it to a smooth dough.Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes.Now take the chilled dough and flatten it on a floured surface or a parchment paper.With the help of rolling pin roll the flatten dough to 1/4 inch thickness.Sprinkle the chopped nuts on the rolled out dough and roll it gently with the rolling pin.

• Trim the edges and cut it with a cookie cutter.Arrange it on a lined baking tray. Pre-heat the oven at 325 F and bake it for 20 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 20 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• Use a sharp knife and slice the dough,if you are slicing.Don't slice it too thin.
• If salted butter is used then no need to add salt.

Enjoy...............................

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Osmania Biscuits

 Osmania biscuits are popular in Irani cafes of Hyderabad and these biscuits got the name of the last ruler of Osman Ali Khan. Osmani biscuit,is a short bread kind of cookies with a balance of sweet and salt taste.These cookies are melt in mouth,can be accompanied with a cup of tea.Making these biscuits is pretty simple with the basic ingredients.

My kids love the store bought Osmania biscuits and it has been in my to do list since so long.Finally for the Bake-A-Thon,I tried and it tastes almost the store bought ones.

In some of the recipes saffron infused milk is used for brushing which gives a nice flavor and color to the cookies.But I was not sure about the taste and flavor of saffron in cookies,so I skipped it and brushed wit the regular milk.

                                                                    

                                                            

                                                     Osmania Biscuits

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source  here

   Preparation time 20 minutes
   Chilling time 10-12 minutes
   Baking time 20-22 minutes

   Makes 14-16 cookies

    

  Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup
Custard powder	1 tbs
Milk powder	2 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Sugar	2-3 tbs
Cold Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Milk	1 tbs for brushing

   Method 

• Take the cold butter in a wide mouth bowl or plate and smooth it.To this add in all purpose flour and mix it with the finer tips.

• Now the dough will be crumbly.Rub it with the palms until it becomes a smooth dough.Now to this smooth dough add the custard powder,milk powder,sugar,baking powder and salt.Mix it well until a smooth dough is formed.

• Rest the dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.Now sprinkle a tsp of flour on a working surface or on parchment paper.Roll the dough using a rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness.Wit the help of a round cookie cutter cut the dough.

• Arrange in on a lined baking tray.Now preheat the oven at 325 F.Now brush the cut biscuits wit the milk.Bake it for 20-22 minutes or until golden.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 22 minutes.
• The butter should be cold,while working wit hands it would become soft.
• If salted butter is used add around 1/4 tsp of salt.
• I used vanilla custard powder and it has some orange color,that's why the cookies got a orange color crust.

Enjoy...............................

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Eggless Almond Cookies

Today's recipe for Bake-A-Thon is a simple,eggless,mouth melting almond cookies.This cookie dough is a basic cookie dough recipe with almond flour,studded with almonds.The cookies turned out so crunchy and mouth meting and my kids loved it.The original recipe,I noted it from Land-O-Lakes and slightly tweaked it.Also it has an egg wash but I just skipped it as I want an eggless version.

                                               

                                                 Eggless Almond Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Chilling time 10-12 minutes
   Baking time 12-15 minutes

   Makes 14-16 cookies

    

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup+2 tbs
Almond Powder	3 tbs
Whole almonds(blanched)	15-16
Milk powder	2 tbs(optional)
Salt	1/4 tsp
Baking powder	a pinch
Sugar	1/3 cup
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Milk	1 tbs(if needed)

   Method 

• Soak the almonds in hot water for 15 minutes and remove the skin a keep it aside.Mix in all purpose flour,milk powder,baking powder and salt in a bowl and keep it aside.

• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well,to this add the all purpose flour mixture,mix it well.If the dough is too crumbly then add some milk and knead it to a smooth dough.

• Take a big gooseberry size of dough and roll in to smooth ball and keep it on a lined baking tray.Continue for the rest of the dough.Now gently flatten the dough ball and press in the blanched almond in each cookies dough.Refrigerate it for 10-15 minutes.Now pre-heat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 15 minutes or till the cookies turned golden and crunchy.Remove it and cool it on a cooling rack.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 15 minutes.
• The butter should be in room temperature.
• If salted butter is used then no need of extra salt.
• Here I used the store bought almond powder.

Enjoy...............................

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Bakery Style Salt Cookies

Salt cookies aka salt biscuits are quite popular cookies available in most of the bakeries in India.The cookies are mouth melting and perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.

I used to get these cookies from local Indian bakery but wanted to try since long.I couldn't get a proper recipe for this particular cookie.Finally I saw a YouTube video and the measurements were not clear.Then I tried my own measurements with the ingredients mentioned.After couple of trials I got a perfect mouth melting cookie.Try these yummy cookies and enjoy the holidays.

                                                                    

                                                            
                                                     Bakery Style Salt Cookies

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Chilling time 10-12 minutes
   Baking time 15-18 minutes

   Makes 14-16 cookies

    

  Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	1 cup+2 tbs
Corn starch	2 tbs
Custard powder	1 tbs
Milk powder	2 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp
Baking powder	a pinch
Powdered Sugar/sakkarai	1.5 tbs
Butter/vennai	1/2 cup or 1 stick
Milk	1 tbs(if needed)

   Method 

• Mix in all purpose flour,custard power,corn starch,milk powder,baking powder and salt in a bowl and keep it aside.

• In a bowl take the butter and powdered sugar.Cream it well,to this add the all purpose flour mixture,mix it well.

• If the dough is too crumbly then add some milk and knead it to a smooth dough.Now divide the dough into 2 equal parts and roll it on a parchment paper with a rolling pin to 1/4 inch thickness.Cut the rolled dough into desired shape with cookie cutter. Arrange the cut dough on a lined baking tray.Now with a fork gently prick on the surface of the cut dough to form some patterns. 

• Refrigerate the tray for 10-12 minutes.Now preheat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 15-18 minutes or till the edges turned brown.Remove it and cool it on a cooling rack.

• Store it in an air tight container after its completely cool down.

• The cookies will be crispy once its completely cool down.Do not bake it more than 18 minutes.
• Instead of icing sugar,regular sugar can be powdered and used.
• The butter should be in room temperature.
• If salted butter is used add around 1/4 tsp of salt.

Enjoy.......................

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