BISCUIT SABLES

INGREDIENTS :

All purpose flour/Maida - 2 1/2 cups 
Butter - 1 cup 
Sugar -1 1/2 cups
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/2 tsp 

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Beat the butter and sugar together until they turns light and fluffy.
2. Add vanilla extact,milk and beat well for few minutes.
3. Add the flour and knead well to form a soft dough.
4. Roll the dough and flatten slowly with a rolling pin.
5. Using a cookie cutter, cut the cookies from dough.
6. Preheat the oven to 200 deg.c and bake for 15-18 minutes or 5 minutes more till done.

Cool it down completely and enjoy these cookies.

Linking it with Love to bake event by Sangee.

PINEAPPLE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour/Maida – 1 ½ Cup
Baking powder – ½ Tsp
Salt – A pinch
Unsalted butter – 4 tbsps 
Sugar – 8 tbsps
Pineapple essence essence – 1 tsp
Crushed fresh pineapple mix – 3 tbsps (crushing pineapple with 1 tsp of milk )

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside.
2. In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar well.
3. Add the pineapple essence and crushed pineapple to the it and combine them well with the butter mixture using a whisk.
4. Mix in the flour mixture with the butter mixture gently to form dough. The dough should be soft and little sticky . 
5. Cover the dough with plastic cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 F/175 C.
7. Take out the refrigerated dough and make small balls with it. . Flatten the balls to make cookies with a thumb impression in the middle of the cookies.
8. Bake the cookies for about 8-12 minutes.
9. Allow the cookies to cool down completely.Then, fill jam in the thumbprints of the cookies.

Source: sinfullyspicy.com

Cookies for this month's potluck party 

AMERICAN SNOW MAN COOKIES AND OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES

Thank you Priya Ranjit for these yummy selection of cookies for this month's Christmas Challenge .My kids really enjoyed them ....

AMERICAN SNOWMAN COOKIES :

INGREDIENTS :

Butter - 1/2 cup
Sugar-1/4 cup 
Water - 1/2 tsp
Almond extract/milk - 1/4 tsp
Maida - 2 cups
Food colours


METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1.In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until thin and fluffy. 
2.Beat in water and almond extract. 
3.Next beat in the flour and mix well. 
4.Take 1/3 cup each in two small bowls. Add red food coloring to one and green to the otherand keep them aside.
5.Shape remaining dough into balls. Place one smaller ball above one larger ball on ungreased baking sheets and flatten slightly.
6.For each snowman, shape colored dough into a hat and place above head. For scarf, shape twist 2 coloured ropes together, leaving one end untwisted. Place scarf around snowman's neck. Place a pinch of these coloured dough for eyes.
7.Bake at 180deg.c for 20 minutes or until set. Cool them out .

Recipe Link - http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Snowmen-Butter-Cookies

OLD FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES :

INGREDIENTS :

*Butter-1/2 cup
Sugar-3/4 cup
Eggs - 2
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp
Maida /Plain flour - 1.5 cups
Baking powder - 1.5 tsp
Salt -1/4 tsp


METHOD OF PREPARATON :

1. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs well with vanilla extract.
2. In an another bowl, combine and mix well the flour, baking powder and salt. 
3. Mix flour into butter mixture . Chill dough for 3 to 4 hours. 
4. Roll out dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters or a knife. Brush with milk and sprinkle with colored sugar/cherries/tutti fruity
   . 
5. Bake on a pan at 200 deg.c for 15 minutes.Cool completely after done.

Recipe source :http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/old-fashioned-sugar-cookies-recipe2/index.html

Linking it with Home Bakers Challenge

CHOCOLATE VANILLA BISCOTTI

Thank you Priya suresh akka for this yummy choice of biscotti .

Recipe source : http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/american-style-biscotti-recipe.


INGREDIENTS :

Unsalted butter - 3 tbsps
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla extract - 2 tsps
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Egg - 1
Maida - 1 cup
Cocoa powder - 1 tsp
Almond milk - 1/4 tsp
METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 . Preheat the oven to 200 deg.c for 5 minutes. In a bowl, beat the egg well with butter, sugar, salt, vanilla, almond extract and baking powder until the mixture is smooth and creamy. 

2. The batter may be slightly curdled. Add the flour and mix, the dough will be sticky. 

3. Place the dough in the baking sheet .Bake the dough for 25 minutes. Remove it from the oven. Cool for 10 mins. 

4.Slightly wet the crust of the dough with slightly wet hands. Slice it with a knife. 

5.Reduce the oven temperature to 180 deg.c. Return the biscotti to the oven, and bake them for 25 to 30 minutes, until they golden and crunchy. They'll still feel a tiny bit moist in the very center, if you break off a piece; but they'll continue to dry out as they cool. Remove the biscotti from the oven and cool them. 

Linking it up with Home Baker's Challenge .

SPOOKY WITCH FINGERS FOR HBC OCTOBER

INGREDIENTS :

1. Butter - 1 cup 
2. Sugar-1 cup
3. Egg - 1 
4. Almond milk - 1 tsp 
5. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
6. Maida/Plain flour-2 2/3 cups 
7. Baking powder - 1 tsp 
8. Salt - 1 tsp 
9. Whole almonds - few

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Mix well the butter, sugar, egg, almond milk, and vanilla essence in a mixing bowl. Beat them together well and gradually add the flour, baking powder, and salt, continually beating .Refrigerate  it for 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease baking pan.
3. Remove dough from refrigerator in small amounts. Roll the dough into a thin finger-shaped cookie. Press one almond into one end of each cookie to give the appearance of a long fingernail. Cut the dough with a sharp knife at the some points to give a finger-like appearance. Arrange the shaped cookies on the baking pan.
4. Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are slightly golden in color, 20 to 25 minutes.

Cookies are ready to relish.Tried this yummy cookie from Home Bakers Challenge by Nalini Suresh.

SHORT BREAD SANDWICH COOKIES

Recipe Source - momitforward.com

INGREDIENTS

All purpose flour/Maida  – 3/4 Cup 

Salt – A Pinch

Butter – 6 tbsps

Sugar – 1/4 Cup

Vanilla essence – 1/2 tsp

Fruit jam – 3 tbsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F/175 C.

2. In a bowl, mix butter and sugar .Add the vanilla to it and mix it once.

3. In another bowl , sift together the flour and salt.

4. Then add flour to the butter and sugar mixture .Knead to make dough.

5. Transfer the dough onto a surface dusted with flour and shape into a flat disk. Wrap it up with plastic and chill for 30-60 minutes.

6. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick and cut out desired shapes with cookie cutter.Cut a hole from the middle of each shape with a straw or cutter.

7. Place all the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet and chill for 15 minutes.

8. Bake them  for 20-25 minutes, until the brown. Remove it and allow it to cool down.

9. Spread jam on the flat side of the cookie . Place cookie with a hole over it.

Yummy cookies are ready to serve.

PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

Linking it up with Home Bakers Challenge , by Viji for July 2013 .

INGREDIENTS :

Peanut Butter -1 ½ Cup

Sugar -1 Cup
Butter -½ Cup
Maida -1 ½ Cup
Baking Powder - 1 tsp
Egg - 1 

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 . Preheat Oven to 180 deg C. Sieve together maida and baking powder and keep aside.

2. In a mixing bowl,add Butter,Peanut butter,sugar and beat well,until smooth.

3 .Then add the egg and beat well.Finally , add the flour.

3 . Knead well with hands to a soft dough.Roll small balls of the dough  , flatten them. 

4. Arrange them in a greased pan and bake them for 15-20 minutes.

5 .Once done, take out of the oven and allow to cool.Cruncy cookies are ready .

6. Store in an airtight container.

Guru's Kids Special event,

RAGI SPROUTS COOKIES

This is my guest post for Priya @ Priya's menu . Happy to do a guest post for my lovely friend .For the recipe please visit priya's space here :

This goes to Jagruti bhabhi's My bowl of Snack Event

MANGO COOKIES

INGREDIENTS :

Plain flour - 1 1/2 cup

Boiled milk - 1/4 cup

Ripen mango slices - few

Powdered sugar - 1 cup

Hudon Canola Oil - 3 tbsps

Baking powder - 1 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Beat milk and mango well with sugar in a blender.

2) Add this to maida and knead to a smooth dough with baking powder and oil.

3) Once done , roll small balls of it...flatten it and place in a greased baking pan.

4) Bake at 180 deg.c for 20 minutes.

5) Allow it cool down for 5 minutes. 

Serve with a cup of hot tea / milk .

Linking it up with Show you style series -Mango by Viji .

Linking it with Viji's Soul Food Show .

Vimitha's Hearty and Healthy - Hudson Canola Oil Give Away.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

A month before , i received a hudson canola oil from a lady for its product review....The oil is good for cooking and baking....flavourful too.




INGREDIENTS :

Plain flour - 1 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Cocoa powder - 2 tsps
Powdered sugar to taste
Oil - 4 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Knead a soft dough with the above ingredients .
2) Preheat oven for 10 minutes a 180 deg.c
3) Roll small balls of the dough , flatten it and arrange it on a butter greased plate and bake for 20 minutes.
4) Check in between for the proper texture.
5) Once done , allow it to cool down and serve with hot coffee / tea.

Linking it with Celebrate - Easter event by me , started by Jagruti .

Choco easter event by Jagruti .

OATS HONEY BISCUITS/COOKIES

INGREDIENTS :

Oats powdered - 1 cup
Self Raising flour - 1 cup
Fresh yogurt - 1/4 cup
Vegetable oil 

Sugar - 3 scoops
Honey-1/4 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Knead the above ingredients to soft dough . 
2) Preheat the oven to 240 deg c for 5 minutes . 





3)Meanwhile , roll dough firmly with the rolling pin and cut out small cirlces of it.
4)Grease baking pan with oil . Place them in it and bake for 15 minutes till done .




Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

Linking it up with Party Snacks Food by Snehidhi.

GHEE COCONUT HONEY COOKIES - MY FIRST BAKED COOKIE

I baked my first set of Cookies for my hubby on his birthday , who loves munching cookies anytime . He loved these ghee cookies a lot and said to make it very often .

INGREDIENTS :

Ghee - 1/2 cup
Maida / Plain flour - 1 cup
Yogurt - 1/4 cup
Honey - 2 tbsps
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Sugar - 2 scoops
Coconut (dessicated ) - 1/4 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Ghee must in liquid form . Mix in ghee , yogurt ,Honey, Maida , Salt , Sugar and Coconut to a soft dough .You can more ghee if needed for kneading . Keep is aside for 20  mins.

2)Meanwhile , preheat oven to 200 deg c for 15 minutes . Once done , roll small balls of dough and flatten it .Coat it with coconut and place them in a greased baking pan.
3) Bake for 20 minutes . Check it out , by pricking it with a knife whether it is still sticky or done .
4) Once done , switch off the oven and remove the cookies to a plate and allow it to cool .

Yummy Ghee Cookies are ready .

Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

Linking it up with Party Snacks Food by Snehidhi.