Cookie Box

You can make a variety of cookies at home easily. Just follow this recipe and you will be delighted at the result. They are quite easy to make and doesn’t take too long. You can make the cookies in shapes of your choice, top them with nuts or chocolate chips and bake them to perfection.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 07 Jul 2024 in Recipes Snack

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Main ingredients	Refined flour, Soft butter, Icing sugar, Egg, Vanilla essence, Milk powder, Cocoa powder, Instant coffee powder, Desiccated coconut, Chopped almonds, Chopped pistachios, Dark chocolate chips
Cuisine	Fusion
Course	Snack
Prep time	25-30 minutes
Cook time	40-45 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of cooking	Moderate
Others	Non vegetarian

Ingredients

2½ cups refined flour (maida)
250 grams soft butter
1 cup icing sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
5 tablespoons milk powder
2½ tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
Desiccated coconut as required
Chopped almonds as required
Chopped pistachios as required
Dark chocolate chips as required

Method

Take butter in a bowl and beat with a hand blender for 1 minute. Add icing sugar and continue to beat till light and fluffy.
Break egg directly into the bowl, add vanilla essence and beat for 1 minute or till the egg is well incorporated into the mixture.
Sift refined flour into the bowl. Add milk powder and mix well.
Divide the mixture into 2 equal portions. Add cocoa powder and instant coffee powder to 1 part and mix well. Refrigerate both the batters for 10-15 minutes.
Preheat the oven at 160ºC. Line 3-4 baking trays with parchment paper.
Take a portion of the white batter, shape into square and roll in desiccated coconut. Place on a baking tray.
Take another portion of the batter, shape into square and coat 1 side with chopped almonds. Similarly coat 1 more portion with chopped pistachios. Keep both these squares on a baking tray.
Take a portion of brown batter and roll into a disk, Sprinkle some dark chocolate chips and press lightly and place it on the baking tray.
Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes. Take the tray out of the oven and set aside to cool
Transfer the remaining white batter in a piping bag fitted with star nozzle and pipe out rosettes on another baking tray. Make small dents in the centre. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Pipe mixed fruit jam in the centre and bake for 4-5 minutes more. Allow to cool
Transfer the remaining brown batter in a piping bag fitted with star nozzle and pipe out rosettes on the baking tray. Make small dents in the centre.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-15 minutes. Once completely cooled, pipe melted dark chocolate in the centre.
Serve in cookie box.

#Cocoa powder #Desiccated coconut #Egg #Icing sugar #Instant coffee powder #Milk powder #Vanilla essence #Dark chocolate chips #Refined flour #Soft butter #Chopped almonds #Chopped pistachios