Nankhatai / Indian cookies🍪

Nankhatai's are indian shortbread cookies or biscuits generally available in Indian bakeries. People enjoy it as a tea time snack.

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Step 2

Now take the powdered sugar in a mixing bowl or pan. Add semi solid ghee (at room temperature) (also works fine with liquid ghee) or butter (at room temperature).

Step 3

Mix ghee and sugar very well aka creaming

Step 4

Now add the dry ingredients – all purpose flour, chickpea flour, semolina, 1 tsp baking powder (1/2 tsp baking soda optional) to the creamed mixture

Step 5

Bring the whole mixture together to a dough. If the mixture crumbly and your unable to bind it then add 1 to 2 tbsp milk. Do not knead like a roti or a bread dough. Just gather the mixture well to form a cookie dough.

Step 6

Prepare small portion of dough and place it on the microwave tray (with butter paper or ceased)

Step 7

Bake the nankhatai in a pre heated oven at 180 degrees celsius (356 degrees Fahrenheit) for 20 to 25 mins till light golden or golden.

Step 8

Keep on the baking tray for two to three minutes. And it's ready to be served.