Nankhatai (Indian Cookies)

This is a very popular sweet in Mumbai –easy to make and can be stored for

a long time

• All purpose flour (Maida) – 1 cup

• Powdered sugar – 1/3 cup

• Baking powder – ½ tsp

• Ghee – 6-7 tbsp

• Salt – a pinch

1. Sieve the flour, sugar and baking powder/soda together into a mixing

bowl.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients apart from the ghee.

3. Now add ghee and knead the dough until you have it the consistency

of stiff but pliable dough. (Like chapatti dough)Cover the dough well

and keep it aside for a few hours or overnight.

4. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

5. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Divide the dough into small

portions & shape them in to balls and flatten them a little.

6. Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 15 minutes or until the cookies

develop a few cracks on top and are slightly browned at the bottom.

7. Let them cool before offering to Krishna. Serve with milk or just like

that.

Makes 15-18 pieces