Nankhatai / Cookies

Ingredients

Maida 100 gms

Fine Semolina 25 gms

Besan 25 gms

Ghee/unsalted butter 50 gms

Pinch of salt

Cardamon powder 1/4 tsp

Baking powder 1/2 tsp

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

Curd 2 tsp

Sugar 75 gms

Pista slices 2 tsp

Method 

Sieve maida, besan, soda, baking powder 2-3 times. This will help the baking powder and soda to get uniformly mixed with other ingredients.  Now take this into a mixing bowl, add semolina and cardamon powder mix well. In another bowl add butter sugar beat well till fluffy then add the maida mixture, spoon by spoon and mix well. Now add curd and make a dough and divide into small rounds of 1.5 inch in size and place pista/almonds on top.

Preheat the oven at 180 dgr  bake for 15 min till light brown in colour.

Another variation add 2 tsp coco powder to dough, mix well and make into different shapes of cookies.
Around 20 cookies are prepared.