Welcoming the year with cookies...

I started making cookies exactly a day before Christmas last year because the cake i made didn't turn out as expected (as in it wasn't soft enough :( ), so that Christmas eve i wasn't able to sleep well..
So, i got up at 1.30 AM and started to make cookies.

So started my cookie days where i am slowly making very good progress. Fortunately not one batch has gone waste.

I started with chocolate cherry cookies... and making more i will add the recipes here as and when i can.

Starting with

Butter-nut and raisin Cookies.

 

Ingredients:

1 cup (120 ml)  maida.

1 cup wheat flour.

¼ tsps + 1 pinch of baking soda.

2 pinches of salt.

¾ cup of melted butter.

¾ cup + 1 tsp of powdered sugar.

3 tsps of broken cashews and raisins

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, mix the flours, powdered sugar, baking soda, salt and mix together using a fork.
2. Now add the melted butter little by little and mix using the fork.
3. knead till it becomes a ball without sticking to the sides (use some water if needed to get the consistency)
4. In the oven start it with 180 degree setting or just place the nuts in and raisins till they become crisp for 3-5 minutes.
5. When the nuts are crisp, remove and mix them with the dough.
6. Now roll the dough on a flat surface using a rolling pin.
7. Make out shapes with a cutter (or make small balls and flatten using hand on a butter paper/ tissue paper).
8. Now keep the plate with the cookie and bake for 8 – 10 minutes (or till the sides turn a golden brown).
9. When done remove and cool them (don’t keep them to cool in the tray/plate used for cooking). The cookies will be soft when u remove from oven, but will become crisp as they are aerated.