Coconut Cookies / കൊക്കനട്ട് കുക്കീസ്‌

Cookie Time...

Maida: 1 Cup
Rava: 1/2 Cup
Baking powder: A Pinch
Dessicated / Dried coconut: Half Cup + 4 Table Spoon
Butter: Half Cup
Powdered sugar: Half Cup
Vanilla Essence: 1 Tea Spoon
Salt: 1 Pinch
Milk: 1/4 Cup

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 10 minutes

Mix powdered sugar, butter and salt 

Add flour, rava, baking powder, half a cup of desiccated / dried coconut and vanilla essence and mix well. Add enough milk and combine. Roll out into small balls and roll in the remaining desiccated coconut and slightly press each cookie to flatten

Place each cookie on a baking tray at some distance.

Bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes

Remove from oven and let it cool well. Do not remove from the tray when its warm. Cookie will break

You can make it in a cooker the same way you make a cake

If you do not have desiccated coconut / dried coconut, take 1 cup of grated coconut. Put this in a pan and roast on low flame. Do not change color.  Just to make it dry. Then the rest can be done as per the recipe.

You can make 22 cookies in this size .. If you want your cookies to be very sweet add 3/4 cup of sugar. 

മൈദാ : 1 കപ്പ്

റവ : അര കപ്പ്

ബേക്കിംഗ് പൗഡർ : ഒരു നുള്ള്

ഡെസികേറ്റെഡ്  കൊക്കനട്ട് / ഡ്രൈഡ് കൊക്കനട്ട്  : അര കപ്പ് + 4 ടേബിൾ സ്പൂണ്

വെണ്ണ : അര കപ്പ്

പൊടിച്ച പഞ്ചസാര : അര  കപ്പ്

വാനില എസ്സെൻസ് : 1 ടി സ്പൂൺ

ഉപ്പ്‌ : 1 നുള്ള്

പാൽ : കാൽ കപ്പ്

ഓവൻ 180 ഡിഗ്രിയിൽ ഒരു 10 മിനിറ്റ് പ്രീ ഹിറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

പൊടിച്ച പഞ്ചസാരയും വെണ്ണയും ഉപ്പും ചേർത്ത് നന്നായി മിക്സ് ചെയ്യുക

ഇതിലേക്ക് മൈദ, റവ, ബേക്കിംഗ് പൗഡർ, അര കപ്പ് ഡെസികേറ്റഡ്/ഡ്രൈഡ് കോക്കനട്ട്,  വാനില എസ്സെൻസ് എന്നിവ ചേർത്ത് നന്നായി കുഴച്ചെടുക്കുക.. ആവശ്യത്തിന് പാൽ ചേർക്കുക. ഇതിൽ നിന്നും ചെറിയ ഉരുളകൾ ആയി ഉരുട്ടി എടുത്ത് ബാക്കി ഉള്ള  ഡെസികേറ്റഡ് കൊക്കനട്ടിൽ റോൾ ചെയ്ത് ഒന്ന് അമർത്തുക 

ഒരു ബേക്കിംഗ് ട്രെയിൽ കുറച്ചു അകലം വെച്ച് ഓരോ കുക്കീസ്  വെക്കുക. 

ഓവനിൽ വെച്ച് 10 മുതൽ 15 മിനിറ്റ് വരെ ബേക്ക് ചെയ്തു എടുക്കുക

പുറത്തെടുത്തു നന്നായി തണുത്തു കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കാം. ചൂടോടെ ട്രേയിൽ നിന്നും മാറ്റരുത്..പൊട്ടി പോകും..

കുക്കറിൽ ആണ് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതെങ്കിൽ കേക്ക് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന അതെ രീതിയിൽ ചെയ്യാം. 

ഡെസികേറ്റെഡ്  കൊക്കനട്ട് / ഡ്രൈഡ് കൊക്കനട്ട്  ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ തേങ്ങ ചിരവിയത് 1 കപ്പ് എടുക്കുക.  ഇതു ഒരു പാനിലേക്കു ഇട്ടു ചെറിയ തീയിൽ ഒന്ന് ചൂടാക്കുക. തേങ്ങയിലെ വെള്ളത്തിന്റെ അംശം മാറ്റാൻ വേണ്ടി മാത്രം.  എന്നിട്ട് ബാക്കി റെസിപ്പി പോലെ ചെയ്യാം.

ഈ അളവിൽ 22 കുക്കീസ്‌ ഉണ്ടാക്കാം.. കുക്കീസിന് നല്ല മധുരം വേണമെങ്കിൽ മുക്കാൽ കപ്പ് പഞ്ചസാര ചേർക്കാം

Homemade Bourbons / Chocolate Cream Biscuits

Loved making this biscuits...Trust me you will never buy Bourbons once you make this at home..
Video in Malayalam will in uploaded in our Fb page https://www.facebook.com/anjusrecipebook/

Ingredients

For Biscuit
All Purpose Flour / Maida: 3/4 cup
Butter: 4 Table Spoon
Powdered Sugar: 1/4 Cup
Coco Powder: 2 Table Spoon
Milk: 2 Table Spoon

For Cream Filling
Butter: 2 Table Spoon
Powdered Sugar: 1/2 Cup
Coco Powder: 2 Tea Spoon
Milk: 1/2 Tea Spoon

Baking Time: 12 - 15 Minutes per batch
Method

To a bowl add butter and sugar and cream it well

Combine coco powder and all purpose flour

To the butter mix add all purpose flour mix and milk in batches and make a dough
You don`t have to knead the dough. Just have to combine everything well.
Cover with a cling film or aluminium foil and refrigerate it for 20 minutes

Preheat the oven at 180 C for 10 minutes
Roll the dough to a slight thick sheet

You can place the dough between 2 sheets of butter/wax/parchment paper for easy rolling

Using a cookie cutter or knife cut rectangular shaped cookies out of it.

Using a fork prick on the rectangle shaped cookie dough

This is done to give it a bourbon biscuit effect

Bake in a preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes
Once done take it out of the oven and let it cool well

For the cream filling take all the ingredients mentioned under cream filling

Combine well and your filling is ready

Once the biscuits are cooled well apply some cream filling on one biscuit and keep another biscuit on top like a sandwich (Do not do this when the biscuits are hot )

That`s it your bourbons are ready.

Note:

From this quantity of ingredients i got around 28 biscuits. 

Coconut Cookies

These cookies are so tasty that you just cant stop munching on....

Ingredients

All Purpose flour/Maida: 3/4 Cup
Dessicated Coconut: 1 Cup
Powdered Sugar: 3/4 Cup
Unsalted Butter: 3/4 Cup
Vanilla Essence 1Tea Spoon
Salt: 1 Pinch
Almonds/Cashews/Raisins : For Garnish

Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 
Method

Preheat the oven to 150 C
To a bowl add butter and powdered sugar

Beat butter and sugar until smooth

To this add all purpose flour, dessicated coconut, vanilla essence and salt

Use your hands and knead it to a smooth dough
Roll out small gooseberry sized balls out of the dough and roll it well

Arrange the cookies on a baking tray and place an almond or cahsew or raisin on each cookie ball and bake for about 8 to 10 minutes at 150 C

Remove from oven and let it cool well

Serve with tea or coffee.

Note:
While keeping the cookies for baking leave some space in between as cookies will expand while baking

Baking time my vary depending on the oven so adjust it accordingly

Nan Khatai / Short Bread Biscuits

The famous tea time cookies......

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour / Maida: 1 Cup
Butter(In room Temperature): 1/2 Cup
Powdered Sugar: 1/2 Cup
Corn Flour: 1/2 Table Spoon
Salt: 1 Pinch
Cardamom Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Nutmeg Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Baking Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Milk: 1 Table Spoon (Optional)
Almonds/Pista/Cashew: Few

Baking Time :20 Minutes
Method

Sieve all purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder and salt
To this add cardamom powder and nutmeg powder and combine well

To a bowl add butter and powdered sugar

Using a spatula mix butter and sugar until light

To this add flour mixture

Slowly using your hands combine well and make a dough

If required add milk
Cover with a cling film and let the dough rest for 30 minutes

Preheat the oven at 150 degree
Roll out small lemon sized balls out of the dough. (I made 16 cookies).
You should roll the balls well without any cracks
Place a parchment paper or aluminium foil on the tray and place the balls

Leave some space between each balls
Place an almond or pistachio or cashew nut on each cookie and slightly press the nut on to the dough ball

Place the tray in the oven and bake for 20 minutes

Keep watching your cookie.  It should not change color

Once done take the cookie tray out of the oven and let it cool for some time

Transfer the cookie on to a cooling tray and let the cookie cool well

Store in an airtight container
Serve with a cup of tea or coffee

Tutti Frutti Cookies

A perfect snack for evening tea!!!

Ingredients

Self Raising Flour: 1¼ Cup
Powdered Sugar: 1/2 Cup
Tutti Frutti: 1/4 Cup
Butter: 1/4 Cup
Vanilla Essence: 1 Tea Spoon
Milk: 1 Table Spoon

Preparation Time: 1 Hour
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes

Beat butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy

I added few chopped cashew and raisins along with tutti frutti

To the butter sugar mixture add flour, vanilla essence, and tutti frutti mix

Combine well and form a dough.  Do not knead more, just combine and make dough.Add a table spoon of milk if required

Roll this to a log and then cover it with a cling film and keep in fridge for minimum 1 hour

After 1 hour preheat the oven at 170
Cut the cookie dough in 1 cm thick pieces

Place a butter paper on a cookie tray and place the cookies on it leaving some space in between

Bake at 170 C for 12 to 15 minutes until cookies start to become light brown in color
Take it out of the oven and let it cool completely
Once cooled well store in airtight containers

Note
Once the cookie is out of the oven it will be very soft.  So let it cool well before taking it from the baking tray
Baking time may vary depending on the oven, so adjust it accordingly

Oats Cookies ( No Butter / No Oil / No Sugar / No Egg )

For all who are on dieting!!!!

Ingredients

Oats: 1 Cup
Wheat Flour: 3 Table Spoon
Honey: 1/4 Cup
Chopped Nuts: 3 Table Spoon
Baking Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Method

Grind the oats to a coarse powder

To this add chopped nuts, wheat flour and baking powder

Mix everything well and then add honey

Combine well and make a dough

Cover using a cling film and keep it in fridge for 10 minutes
Preheat the oven at 180C
Take small portions out of the dough and shape it and place it on a baking tray

Bake for 20 minutes at 180 C
Once the cookies are baked take it out and cool it completely
Store in air tight containers

Note: 

Baking time may vary depending on the oven, so adjust it accordingly
While keeping the cookies for baking leave some space in between as cookies will expand while baking