I always wanted to bake cookies at home. But i had never tried them seriously thinking that it is very difficult to get crunchy and tasty cookies at home. In my childhood i had one tried nan kathai. That experiment was a disastar.All my nankathais had got over baked and they had got brown in colour[:-D]...so from then onwards i decided never try to bake any cookies as its nt my cup of coffee. But suddenly that day i got almond cookies recipe on net and i felt lik trying it that time only. I tried them immediately and they were realy yummy and crispy...i was very happy that finally i could bake perfect cookies..that to cruncy, crispy and tasty cookies. This almond cookies are realy simple to make, they are so tasty and they just melt in your mouth.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cups maida(all purpose flour)
11/2 cups almonds
1/2 cup clarified butter(ghee)
1/2 cup low calorie salted butter(neutralite)
11/2 cup sugar
1 tea spoon baking powder
1/2 tea spoon salt
20-25 raisins
METHOD:
Grind the almonds into a course powder.Melt the clarified butter and let it cool a bit. Now add the sugar to it and mix well. Now add the low calorie butter and mix it well with the sugar and butter mixture.
Now mix maida,baking powder and salt.Seive the mixture for 2-3 times.Add this to the butter sugar mixture. Also add the almond powder. Kned this into soft dough. If dough is not soft add more butter and kned it till it forms a soft ball.
Now grease a cookie tray.Preheat a oven or microwave on 180 degrees for 10 mins.
Make lemon size balls of this dough and place on that greased tray 2 inches apart from each other. Keeping gap of 2" in necessary as they spread coz of the butter and sugar content in them.Keep a raisin each on one dough ball and press it slightly.
Bake them in 180 deg or 375F for 20 mins or till they become light brown on top surface and get cracks.
Initially they are soft.Cool them for 20-30 mins, then they become crispy.Store in a air-tight container.They remain good for 20 days.
Makes around 20 big size cookies.
Preparation Time :35 mins
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