Eggless Almond Cardamom Cookies

This weekend we are planning to visit a friend, and so I thought of making these cookies to give them as a gift. I made them with Cardamom-simple enough, yet far more appealing and impressive. And tasty? You bet !!.... So if you are visiting a guest, or craving for something sweet do make them. They are so quick and ridiculously tasty.

Cardamom is the most popular spice in India and thus this is what makes these cookies so special  Cardamom gives that Indian touch while almonds add that missing crunch.

Ingredients:

All purpose flour – 2 cup’s

Sugar – 1 cup

Cardamom Powder – 1 tablespoon

Butter – ¾ cup

Baking powder – ½ teaspoon

Milk- 2 teaspoon

Almonds to garnish- 12-15

Method:

1. Pre-heat the oven at 150 C for 10 minutes.

2. Line your baking tray with baking paper and set aside.

3. Powder the sugar in the blender.

4. Sieve the all purpose flour, powdered sugar and baking powder.

5. Mix the flour well with your hands.

6. Add little by little butter to the flour and keep mixing, first the flour forms crumbles. Keep on adding the butter till flour comes together as smooth dough. Do this process patiently, this process takes 10 minutes. Add milk and mix again.

7. Once you get the smooth dough, pinch a small ball of dough and roll it with your palms. Slightly press it with your palms, so that the ball flattens a bit. Place the flattened ball over the baking paper. Press almond on each cookie.

8. Bake the cookies in pre-heated oven at 150c for 10-12 minutes or till the bottom of the cookies turns light brown in colour. Change the sides of tray in between, to ensure even baking.

9. Remove from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack and let it cool for another 5 minutes.

10. When cooled, place them in airtight containers.

Serve them with milk, tea or coffee. They will be crunchy and very very delicious.

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