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Kaju Cookies /Cashew Cookies



Today's recipe is going to a be crunchy and mouth melting,rich cookies with cardamom flavor.I have tasted these type of cookies in India in local bakery shop.So wanted to recreate those cookies and tried couple of times but I couldn't get the exact taste of the store bought one.After so many trials I found a perfect recipe here.I slightly altered the original recipe to our taste.As we prefer mildly sweet cookies I reduced the amount of sugar and made it.Also in the original recipe store bought cashew meal is used.But here I powdered the cashews and used it.The cookies were so crunchy and delicious and we like it a lot.With no further delay lets move on to the recipe.............................







                                                                        
                                                                                                     Kaju Cookies/Cashew Cookies

                                                                  
   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes
   Resting time 1-2 hours
   Cooking time 18-20 minutes
   Makes 25-28 cookies
    


  Ingredients


Ingredient
Quantity
All purpose flour
11/4 cups
Powdered sugar
1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter
1/2 cup
Neutral Cooking oil
2 tbs
Cashew meal or powdered cashew
1/4 cup
Chopped cashews
1/2 cup
Baking powder
1 tsp
Baking soda1/8 tsp
Corn starch1 tbs
Cardamom powder/ellakai podi1/8 tsp
Milk (if needed)2 tbs
Oil2 tsp

  
  Method 
  • Powder the cashews in a blender till it becomes bit coarse and keep it aside.In a bowl mix in the all purpose flour,cashew meal,corn starch,baking powder,soda and salt.Set it aside.Cream the butter,oil and powdered sugar together well.

  • Now add in the flour mixture and mix it well.Now the dough will be crumbly,to this add around 1/4 cup of the chopped cashews and cardamom powder,mix it well to form a dough.If needed use couple of tbs of milk.

  • Line baking tray with the parchment paper or foil.Take a small gooseberry size of dough and flatten with the palms and keep it on the baking tray.Press in gently 4-5 pieces of chopped cashews on top of the flatten dough.Continue for the rest of the dough.Cover the baking tray with the cling wrap and refrigerate for an hour or two.Bake it in a 300F pre-heated oven for 18-20 minutes(mine took 20 minutes).

  • Cool it on a cooling rack and store it in an air tight container.




  • Instead of flatten the dough and keep it in the refrigerator,make the dough into a log and keep it refrigerated.Then slice and bake it.
  • As these cookies tend to spread,arrange the cookies an inch apart in  the baking tray.



Enjoy............................................






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