Thursday, 12 January 2012

Butter Biscuit Recipe / Kerala Nankatta Biscuits


Another cookie I made during Christmas season..... This is the first cookie I baked while I was a kid and you can ask your kids to make this on their own and they will be very happy with the experiment .... You can bake these cookies in a microwave oven too ....


Butter Biscuit
Ingredients:
All purpose flour / Maida – 2 cups
Butter / Vegetable shortening – 1 cup
Salt – a small pinch
Sugar – 1 cup
Cardamom -5

Method:
  • Powder together sugar and cardamom well in a mixer.
  • Beat butter well and add powdered sugar and salt.
  • Add all purpose flour and knead well and make smooth dough. Do not add any water.
  • Divide the dough into small balls.
  • Place the dough balls on an ungreased cookie sheet about inch apart.
  • Bake the cookies in a pre heated oven at 180 degree C for about 15 minutes or until cookies are lightly golden brown. They are done when a tooth pick inserted comes out clean firm and the edges are just beginning to brown.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and cool on the baking sheet for about 1 minute, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
These cookies can be baked in a microwave oven too… Bake these in a MW oven at medium temperature for 3 minutes. Let stand in the oven for a couple of minutes before removing

 
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17 comments:

  1. Sumi12 January 2012 at 20:41

    Simple and yummy recipe.Iam sure kids would love it..

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  2. Nisha12 January 2012 at 20:47

    Wowwie, I'm coming across such easy & simple cookie recipes these days!
    These seem to have been Indianized with a hint of cardamom! :)

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  3. Priya Suresh12 January 2012 at 22:02

    I dont bother to grab and have some rite now,super tempting butter biscuit.

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  4. FewMinute Wonders13 January 2012 at 02:34

    I love butter biscuit. Will give It a try. Thank you.

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  5. Chitra13 January 2012 at 03:38

    wow, super biscuit . looks like it melts in mouth.bookmarked !!

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  6. Mélange13 January 2012 at 06:29

    The biscuits look super yummy and crispy..The feel of holidays are all there..Cheers Swapna!

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  7. Hari Chandana P13 January 2012 at 06:31

    Woww.. looks absolutely perfect and delicious.. love the presentation too.. thanks for sharing dear.. gr8 job !!
    Indian Cuisine

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  8. Lifewithspices13 January 2012 at 10:38

    wow super yummy biscuit..

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  9. notyet10013 January 2012 at 15:58

    They look,delicious,..:)

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  10. Hasna13 January 2012 at 17:47

    yummy & delicious... i thnk this is similar to nankhatai, right?

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  11. Yarny Days14 January 2012 at 01:23

    Oh you make me so nostalgic.

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  12. Anzz16 January 2012 at 10:04

    Lovely recipe..! I am hosting my 1st blog event - Valentines Special, and a giveaway. It would be great if you would participate. :)Do check it out ..

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  13. Newera19 January 2012 at 05:30

    Hey swapna,
    I tried out this butter cookie..but dint come out well..:( dont know wat went wrong..:(
    Plz give me some tips to improve it nxt time..

    Thanks
    Anu

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    1. Swapna19 January 2012 at 08:40

      Hi Anu,
      It’s difficult to suggest something without knowing what went wrong :) Could you please tell me what happened?

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  14. Unknown28 September 2013 at 11:20

    Thanks for sharing this wonderful easy to do recipe....I tried it on my lg microwave and it came out very well...!

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  15. Unknown28 September 2013 at 11:22

    I tried this wonderful recipe on my lg microwave....it came out excellent! Thanks!

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  16. Unknown16 December 2015 at 14:58

    It was hard for me when I baked but very tasty. I added only 100 gms butter. Is this the reason?

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