Tag: holiday treats

  • Butter Cookies / how to make eggless butter cookies

    Butter Cookies / how to make eggless butter cookies

    Butter Cookies are classic, tasty and melt in the mouth. They are ideal to binge as snacks after school or during mid- day hunger pangs.

    Baking is therapeutic, the aroma  fill my home and rejuvenates my senses, but alas ! I am a novice baker. Somehow, I never make many attempts, I would rather make dosa  or kebab.

    Butter cookies are one of the simplest cookies that we can bake, they are tasty and melt in the mouth. I have been making these since many years and these are evergreen, simple yet never out of fashion.

    A few other cookies that I have tried are Ghee Cookies, Mocha Cookies,

    butter cookies
    butter cookies

    Ingredients:

    • 225 grams butter
    • 75 grams castor sugar
    • 250 grams all purpose flour
    • pinch of salt

    Method:

    1. Sieve the flour along with salt. Keep it aside.
    2. Beat the butter for one minute. It should be soft and at room temperature.
    3. Add sugar to the butter, beat it again.
    4. Now, add the flour and mix it to a crumbly mixture. Slowly, knead it to a dough.
    5. Take a ball of the dough and flatten it lightly between palms.
    6. Repeat for the rest of the dough.
    7. Preheat the oven, bake at 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes.
    8. Once they are done allow to cool, store in air tight containers.

    Take a tip:

    • Butter should be at room temperature.
    • It is ideal to sieve the castor sugar.
    • You can make a mark on the cookie with the back of fork, I forgot to do.

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    Butter Cookies

    Butter cookies are classic, soft and melt in the mouth, ideal as an evening snack.
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Course: dry snack
    Cuisine: international

    Ingredients
      

    • 225 grams butter
    • 75 grams castor sugar
    • 250 grams all purpose flour
    • salt

    Method
     

    1. Ingredients:225 grams butter75 grams castor sugar250 grams all purpose flourpinch of saltMethod:Sieve the flour along with salt. Keep it aside.Beat the butter for one minute. It should be soft and at room temperature.Add sugar to the butter, beat it again.Now, add the flour and mix it to a crumbly mixture. Slowly, knead it to a dough.Take a ball of the dough and flatten it lightly between palms.Repeat for the rest of the dough.Preheat the oven, bake at 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes.Once they are done allow to cool, store in air tight containers.Take a tip:Butter should be at room temperature.It is ideal to sieve the castor sugar.You can make a mark on the cookie with the back of fork, I forgot to do.
    2. Sieve the flour along with the salt. Keep it aside.
    3. Beat the butter for one minute. 
    4. Add sugar to the butter, beat it.
    5. Now, add the flour and mix it to a crumbly mixture. Slowly, knead to a dough.
    6. Take a ball of the dough and flatten it between the palm.
    7. Repeat for the rest of the dough.
    8. Pre-heat the oven, bake at 180 degree celsius for 10 minutes.
    9. Once they are done, allow to cool. Store in air tight container.

    Notes

    • Butter should be soft and at room temperature.
    • It is ideal to sieve the castor sugar too.
    • You can make marking on the cookie with the back of a fork.

    I am sending this to the #BM 98 for the theme Kids Event – Snacks/Bites co-hosted by Rafeeda. This is the second of three posts, the first one was Vegetables and Vermicelli Cutlets

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  • Choco Marie

    As the holidays are approaching and with kids at home,it is a big job for the mothers to keep the hunger pangs at bay. Here is a tasty snack recipe for kids.It is a no-cook recipe and can be done very easily.  I hope you all enjoy this one as much as I do. 

    Choco Marie is ideal to serve as a mid-day snack. Making it can be a fun activity, just make sure you are around to supervise them. Never leave children by themselves in the kitchen. Keep all sharp objects away. Cutting of the choco marie is to be carried by an adult only.

    The ingredients that you need are:
    Marie biscuits 8
    Cocoa powder 1 tbsp
    Castor sugar 2tbsp
    Butter 1/2 tsp
    Coffee decoction 1/2  cup
    choco marie
    choco marie

    Method:
    In a bowl, mix cocoa powder, castor sugar and butter with a little milk.
    Put the biscuits aside. Take one of them,dip in the decoction and cover with the cocoa paste.Arrange as shown in the picture below. Set for atleast one hour. Cut in cross-section.

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    Biscuits dipped in solution and and cocoa paste

    set and ready

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    Cut diagonally

    Set it in the freezer for two hours.

    Cut it in cross- section as shown in the picture.Alternate layers should be visible.

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    Choco Marie ready to serve

    Choco Marie is ready to serve. I hope you liked it. Do share your views  and versions of this recipe. 

     

     

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