Atta Biscuits

By foodiva

Crispy and eggless whole wheat cookies. These Indian atta biscuits are flavored with cardamom and nutmeg and are usually enjoyed with chai!

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups atta, also known as durum whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup ghee, melted, also known as clarified butter
• 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
• 3-4 tablespoons milk
• pinch of salt, optional

Details

Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from cookwithmanali.com

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
Pre heat oven to 325 F degrees. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper and set aside.
In a bowl whisk together atta, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. You may also add pinch of salt. Set aside.
In another bowl, whisk together melted ghee with granulated white sugar till well combined.
Add 3 tablespoons of milk and mix.
Add the dry ingredients into wet and mix. Add the atta in 2-3 parts and don't dump all in one go.
Use your hands to mix everything together and form a dough. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes.
Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Using a rolling pin roll it evenly. Now as you roll the dough might break, you may add little milk if it does, just keep pressing and bringing the dough together from sides as you roll and it will be okay.
Using a cookie cutter cut cookies ¼ inch thick.
Keep rolling and cutting cookies till you are done with all the dough. I used a cake decorator comb to make some design on top. This is optional.
Place all the cookies 1 inch apart on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 325 F degrees for 22-25 minutes or till the biscuits are light golden brown in color. Cool on wire rack and then store atta biscuits in an airtight container.

Instructions