Dates Cookies

Ingredients

• ¾ cup date paste
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ cup castor sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla essence
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
• ¼ teaspoon green cardamom powder
• ¾ cup + 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups refined flour (maida)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Icing sugar for dusting

Method

1. Break egg in a bowl, add egg yolk, castor sugar and vanilla essence and beat till light and fluffy.
2. Add cinnamon powder, green cardamom powder and ¾ cup butter and mix with a light hand.
3. Sift refined flour and baking powder directly into the bowl and mix with a light hand to form a soft dough. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
4. Preheat oven to 120º C.
5. Take date paste in another bowl. Add 3 tablespoons butter and mix well.
   Transfer a portion of the dough on a silicon butter paper, roll out thinly, trim the edges to make a rectangle, apply the date paste and roll tightly. Trim the excess. Make more rolls similarly.
6. Press with a fork to create design. Cut into thick slices and place them on a greased baking tray.
7. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes. Take the tray out and let the cookies cool down to room temperature.
8. Dust icing sugar on top and serve.