Monday, May 20, 2013

Spicy Cookies

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This  soft and tasty  Spicy -Wheat flour  Cookies  are quick and easy  to make. It's simply delicious.

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INGREDIENTS:

  • Wheat flour – 2 and 1/2 cup
  • Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Salt – 1/2 tsp
  • Brown sugar or white Sugar – 3 Tbsp
  • Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
  • Meat masala – 1/2 tsp
  • Ginger powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin powder – 1/4 tsp
  • Unsalted butter, softened – 3 Tbsp
  • Egg – 1 no (optional)
  • Warm water – 1 and 1/2 cup ( you can use warm  milk   instead of water)

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METHOD:

  • Premeasure and layout all the ingredients in your work place to make SPICY Cookies.
  • Line a large rectangular baking tray with parchment paper. Keep it aside.
  • In a large bowl sift together Wheat flour, baking powder , Garam masala, Meat masala, Ginger powder, Cumin powder and salt. Keep it aside.
  • In an electric mixer, beat butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
  • Add sugar  in it and beat until mix well.
  • Now add egg and  beat well.
  • Add flour-baking powder mixture to the electric mixer and mix everything well.
  • Make a well in the center  of dry ingredients add milk/water  and mix well. While mixing,apply little oil in your hand to prevent sticking dough in your hand.
  • Add 2, or 3 Tbsp of water if necessary . The dough must be little bit thinner than chapathi dough consistency.
  • Turn out the dough onto lightly floured surface  and knead 5 to 8 times.
  • Preheat oven in 375 degree F.
  • Take a small amount of cookie dough.
  • Roll out the dough to one  inch thickness and press down firmly from the top of each rolled dough with your palm to flatten it little bit.
  • Flatten it and then shape with a cookie cutter or you can shape the cookies even with a glass.
  • Place each of them 2” apart in baking  tray .
  • Bake them  for 20 minutes or or until the tops of the Spicy Cookies/Tea time Cookies look set and are just starting to turn golden brown. ( If you want, you can do egg wash before baking the cookies)
  • Let your Soft Cookies to cool on the baking  tray for 5 minutes until they can be transferred easy to racks.
  • Enjoy homemade Spicy Cookies/Tea time Cookies with hot Tea or Coffee.

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  • I designed  these cookies  using open star tips.

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