Tutti-Frutti Bites

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These little bites are perfect with a cup of tea, on-the-go and  for the kid’s parties….

Ingredients:

1 cup All purpose flour

100 gm butter

3 tbsp castor sugar

3 tbsp tutti frutti

1 tsp cold milk

1/4 tsp salt

Toothpicks (optional)

Method:

• Sieve the flour and salt together. Rub butter into the flour with fingertips till a crumbly mixture. Now add sugar and tutti-frutti and mix again.
• Add little milk at a time and make cookie dough.
• Shape dough onto a rectangular block. Now cut small cubes of equal size.
• Insert toothpick in each cube and keep in fridge for 10 min.
• Bake into a preheated oven at 170 deg. for 12-15 min.
• Cool and serve. 

Oatmeal Cookies

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A simple recipe for tasty and crunchy Oatmeal cookies. Enjoy with a glass of warm milk….

Ingredients:                                                                                               

3/4 cup grounded oats

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/3 cup butter                                                 

4 ½  tbsp powdered sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

2-3 tbsp crushed nuts (I used almonds)

Method:

• Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla essence and beat once again.
• Now add oats, flour and baking powder.
• Fold in crushed nuts and make a dough.
• Make cookies and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 170 deg C.
• Leave in the tray for 10 minutes, transfer onto wire rack to cool.
• Store cookies in an airtight container.

Choco-Coffee Biscuits

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Yummy biscuits with a flavor of coffee and crunchiness of chocolate chips…

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour

85 gm butter  

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1 tbsp instant coffee

1 tbsp hot water

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp chocolate chips

Method:

• Combine instant coffee and hot water.
• Shift flour and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Now add coffee mixture and butter mixture to the flour and mix gently.
• Fold in chocolate chips and make a dough.
• Shape the dough with cookie cutter and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes at 170 deg C.
• Leave in the tray for 10 minutes, transfer onto wire rack to cool.
• Store in an airtight container.

Custard Cookies

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Super-simple and soft cookies flavored with custard powder….

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all purpose flour

3 tbsp custard powder

1/3 cup + 1 tbsp icing sugar

1/2 cup Butter

1-2 tbsp Milk (if required)

1 tsp Vanilla essence

Method:

• Sift together flour and custard powder. Keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl beat together butter and icing sugar until smooth and creamy.
• Add the flour mixture and add vanilla extract and mix well. (If the dough is stiff, add milk as required.)
• Shape the dough according to your choice. Place them on greased baking tray.
• Preheat oven to 175 Deg C. Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Leave it on the baking tray for few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Red Velvet Creamy Pops

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This Valentine's day surprise your loved ones with these cookie pops filled with cream cheese frosting….

Ingredients:

120 gm all purpose flour

2 tbsp cocoa powder

50 gm castor sugar or powdered sugar

60 gm butter

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Few drops red color (adjust according to the color brand, I used Wilton color)

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

2.5 oz. cream cheese

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

3/4 cup icing sugar + extra for sprinkling

Lollipop sticks

Method: 

• Shift flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together and keep aside.
• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy mixture.
• Add vanilla essence and beat again. Add all the dry ingredients.
• Mix color and milk together and add to the flour mixture. Combine all the ingredients gently to form a dough.
• Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
• Roll out the dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into heart shape with cookie cutter.
• Place cookies on baking sheet and bake for about 7-8 min or till done.
• Cookies should be soft at this stage, not crisp. Cool them completely.
• Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese and vanilla together.
• Slowly add the powdered sugar until smooth and thick.
• Turn bottom of the cookies over and spoon a little frosting in centre.
• Press a lollipop stick into the frosting, and then gently press another cookie on top.
• Keep cookies aside to dry a bit to hold sticks and while serving sprinkle some icing sugar.

Whole-wheat and Oats Cookies

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Healthy and crispy cookies prepared with whole-wheat flour, oats and tutti-frutti….

Ingredients:

60 gm wheat flour

60 gm oats

70 gm white butter

55 gm sugar

1 tbsp custard powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

3-4 tbsp tutti frutti

2 tbsp milk

Method:

• Grind oats to a coarse powder. Add to shifted flour and baking powder.
• In a bowl, cream the butter by adding 1 tbsp sugar at a time till light & fluffy.
• Add milk and mix well.
• Add in dry ingredients and gently mix with light hands into form dough.
• Fold in tutti frutti. Roll dough into a log and wrap in foil and keep in fridge for 20 min.
• Divide the log into equal sized rounds (appox.10-12) and place on greased baking tray.
• Bake in preheated oven at 170 deg. for about 12-15 min. (keep watch after 10 min.)
• Remove and cool on wire rack.

Buttermilk Scones

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Simple and easy-to-make Scones… can be enjoyed with a dash of butter or any dip.

Makes 6-7

Ingredients:

100 gm plain flour

2 tbsp cold butter

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp dried herbs

1/2 cup minus 2 tbsp buttermilk

Method:

• For buttermilk mix equal amount of water and curd and keep aside.
• Shift all the dry ingredients in the bowl.
• Rub in the butter with fingertips to get mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Gradually pour buttermilk and mix well to form a soft dough (use buttermilk as required)
• Roll out the dough about 1/2 inches thick and cut out rounds of 2 inch with a cutter.
• Bake at 200 deg C for 10-12 min or until golden.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

Spicy Raisin Rock Buns

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Aromatic buns made with raisins, mix spices to be enjoyed with tea or coffee…..

Ingredients:

115 gm plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

45 gm brown sugar

1/4 cup raisins

1/8 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp mixed spice (grounded cardamom, black pepper, cinnamon)

25 ml sunflower oil

2-3 tbsp milk

Method:

• Shift flour and baking powder, and then stir in the sugar, raisins and mixed spices.
• Mix in oil and milk, stir into the mixture to make dough which just binds together.
• Preheat oven to 200 deg C, lightly grease baking tray.
• Make small rounds with light hands or just spoon the mixture on baking tray.
• Bake for 15-20 min until golden. Cool on wire rack.

Chocolaty Cinnamon Cookies

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Celebrate "World Food Day"

Relish yourself with cinnamon flavored cookies dipped in a bit of chocolate…

Ingredients:

1 cup Flour

75 gm white butter

5 tbsp castor sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup semi-sweet grated chocolate

1 tsp butter

Method:

•  Sift Flour, cinnamon powder, baking powder in a bowl and mix well.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter by adding 1 tbsp sugar at a time till light & fluffy.
• Add flour mixture and gently mix with light hands to form dough. (Add 1 tbsp of milk, if required)
• Roll out dough into disc and cut into desired shape with cookie cutter.
• Bake in preheated oven at 160 deg C for about 15-20 min.
• Remove & cool on wire rack.              
• Melt chocolate on double boiler; add butter and stir with a wooden spoon and until it has completely melted.
• Dip one end of each cookie in the melted chocolate and place it on baking sheet. Repeat with all cookies.
• Keep in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes, or until the chocolate has hardened.

Coconut Cookies

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Easy to make, Coconut flavoured crispy cookies….

Ingredients:

100 gm all purpose flour

50 gm castor sugar or powdered sugar

50 gm desiccated coconut

60 gm butter

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp milk

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

• Shift flour and baking powder together and keep aside.
• In a bowl, beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy mixture.
• Add vanilla essence and mix.
• Add in the flour, coconut and milk and form into dough.
• Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
• Divide dough into small balls and flatten them and gently press cookies with a fork.
• Place cookies on baking dish and bake for about 15 min or till done.
• Cool and serve.

Almond Oats Biscotti

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Crispify your tea-time with almond-oats biscotti ...

Make: 10 biscotti

Ingredients:

1/2 cup All purpose flour   

1/4 cup oats    

1/2 tsp baking powder           

1/2 tsp baking soda    

1 tsp vanilla essence           

1/4 cup Sugar

1/4 cup almonds, crushed           

1 tbsp oil         

1/8 cup milk    

Method:

• Sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add oats, sugar and crushed almonds and mix well.
• Add oil, vanilla essence and combine well to a crumbly mixture.
• Now by adding milk, knead into soft dough.
• Roll dough into a log on floured surface. Place it on greased baking dish or baking sheet.
• Bake at 170 degree in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove and cool for 10 min.
• Slice diagonally with sharp knife into equal size pieces.
• Arrange them on baking sheet, cut side down and bake again for 10 min at 150 deg C.
• Flip them and bake again for 5 min.
• Cool and keep in air -tight container. Serve with tea or coffee.

Orange Almond Cookies

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Amazing, crispy Orange cookies with goodness of almonds...

Ingredients:

155 gm flour

115 gm white butter

90 gm castor sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp orange juice

1/2 tsp orange zest

10-15 almonds

Method:

• Soak almonds in warm water for 1 hr. Then remove the skin and slice into two. (like in picture)
• In a large bowl, beat the butter by adding 1 tbsp sugar at a time till light & fluffy.
• Add vanilla essence and orange juice mix well.
• Add shifted flour and baking powder to the butter mixture and gently mix with light hands into form dough.
• Refrigerate covered for 15-20. Divide dough into small balls and flatten and place almond flake on each cookie.
• Bake in preheated oven at 160 deg. for about 20-25 min.
• Remove & cool on wire rack.  

Note:

• You can add crushed almonds in dough also.
• Make in two batches and check before 5 min.

No Bake Truffle Slices

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Relish yourself with easy to prepare, crunchy and chocolaty truffle slices....

Ingredients:

200 gm Marie biscuits, crushed to very fine pieces (don’t grind)

200 gm cooking chocolate

1/2 cup crushed dry fruits and raisins

100 gm cream

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

8” loaf tin

Method:

• Crush biscuits and mix essence with it. Add dry fruits and raisins.
• Heat cream in a small non stick pan on a low flame (or microwave for 50 sec), add chopped chocolate to it and remove from flame, stir till chocolate melts completely.
• Add more than half of the truffle to the biscuit mixture and mix well.
• This mixture should be able to bind when held firmly in your palm.
• Line the loaf tin with aluminum foil with extra foil on all sides.
• Press the mixture into tin and press with figures to level. Keep in freezer for 10-15 min.
• Remove from freezer and de-mould on to wire rack with a plate set under it.
• Microwave truffle for 10-15 min and pour over with the base facing you. Cover and level with a palette knife.
• Set in freezer again for 15 min till set. Cut into small pieces with knife and serve .

Raisin Scones

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Enjoy, Teatime treat with quick and easy Raisin scones….

Ingredients:

170 g flour

3 tbsp powdered sugar

2 ½ tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

70 gm cold butter cut in pieces

2-3 tbsp raisins (as per your taste)

115 ml milk (add 1-2 tbsp if reqd.)

Method:

• Shift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a bowl.
• Add the butter; mix it with fingertips to a crumbly mixture.
• Pour milk slowly and stir with a fork or hand to form a soft dough.
• Meanwhile preheat the oven to 220 ^oC. and grease a baking sheet.
• Now roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut out into any desired shape with biscuit cutter.
• Place on the prepared sheet and bake until golden, about 12-15min.
• Cool on a wire rack and Serve or you can split and spread butter or jam also. 

Carom Biscuits

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Discover the goodness of home-baked biscuits with carom seeds ….

Recipe Source: Kukie's nest

Ingredients:

1 ½ cup flour/Maida 

1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)

1 tbsp curd    

1/4 cup oil       

1 tsp ghee        

3/4 tsp salt       

4-5 tbsp milk

Method:

• In a bowl, shift flour and add salt, oil, ghee, ajwain and curd. 
• Now mix well to get a crumbly texture.
• Knead it to smooth dough by using 1-1 tbsp milk at a time. (Add 1 or 2 tsp milk if required).
• Dust the platform with some flour and roll dough into a thick disc.
• With the use of cookie cutter, cut out biscuits.
• Preheat oven to 180 ^oC and bake biscuits in a greased baking tray for 15 minutes or until the edges of the biscuit starts to turn golden brown in colour.

Snowfall Cookies

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Satisfy your family’s desire of yummy cookies on this Christmas…..

Recipe Source: Kukie's Nest

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour/maida

3/4 cup nuts, chopped (walnuts, almonds & cashew nuts)

1/2 cup butter, at room temperature

3 tbsp castor sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 cup icing sugar/ castor sugar for coating and dusting

Method:

Preheat oven at 160 ^oC.

In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt and chopped nuts.

Add the softened butter and vanilla essence and knead lightly with fingertips to get crumbled dough.

Pinch off a little dough at a time and make small lime-sized ball.

Place them 2” apart on a lined baking tray and bake until uniformly browned, about 25-30 min.

(Bake for 2-3 min more, if feel bit uncooked but not more than 5 min)

When warm, roll in icing sugar until well coated, let them cool and store in an air-tight container for up to a week.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Everyone’s favorite crispy cookies with chocolate chips making it an irresistible treat!

Ingredients:

1 cup Flour

75 gm white butter

6 tbsp castor sugar

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp rice flour

1/4 cup chocolate chips

Method:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter by adding 1 tbsp sugar at a time till light & fluffy. 
• Add vanilla essence and mix well.
• Sift Flour, baking powder in another bowl and mix well.
• Add this to butter mix and gently mix with light hands to form dough. 
• (Add 1-2 tbsp of milk if required)
• Fold in chocolate chips. Divide dough into small balls and flatten.
• Bake in preheated oven at 160 ^oC for about 15-20 min.
• Remove & cool on wire rack. Store in an airtight container.

Nutty Chocolate balls

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Combination of biscuit and cocoa powder rolls out with goodness of nuts.

Ingredients:

8 Digestive biscuits + 4 Marie biscuits

2 tbsp chopped mixed nuts, chopped (I used walnuts & almonds)

2 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tbsp honey (adjust sweet according to taste)

1 tbsp butter

Desiccated coconut for coating

Method:

• Crush biscuits roughly by hand or with rolling pin. Chop all the nuts roughly. 
• Heat a pan and melt butter and honey in it. (You can microwave for 30 - 40 sec)
• Add cocoa powder and take the pan off the flame.
• Add the crushed biscuits and nuts and mix well to form semi solid dough. 
• (Add 1-2 tsp of milk if it is hard to roll in a ball) 
• Spread desiccated coconut in a plate.
• Makes out small balls from the dough and roll them in desiccated coconut. 
• Arrange all the balls in a flat dish and refrigerate till use.