Karachi Biscuits/Karachi Fruit Biscuits/Karachi Cookies

Today's recipe is a simple and addictive,mouth melting cookies popular in Karachi Bakeries in Hyderabad.My kids love cookies with tutty frutty so made these cookies.These cookies are so delicious and mouth melting with a crunch of tutty frutty and nuts.Try these yummy cookies and enjoy,lets move on to the recipe......

                                                                      

                                                                                                Karachi Biscuits

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   Basic Information

   Recipe Source ~ Desi Tadka

   Preparation time ~ 20 minutes
   Resting time ~ 1 1/2 -2 hours

   Cooking time ~ 15-17 minutes

   Makes ~ 20 cookies

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	3/4 cup
Custard powder	1/4 cup
Butter	1/2 cup
Powdered Sugar/icing sugar	1/2 cup
Milk	2 tbs
Salt	a pinch
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Tutty frutty	3-4 tbs
Cashews(finely chopped)	2 tbs
Rose or pineapple essence	1 tsp

  

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,salt,baking powder,custard powder in a bowl and mix it well.Keep it aside.Now in a bowl cream together butter and icing sugar till frothy.To this add the milk and essence,mix it well.Add in the flour mixture,tutty frutty and chopped cashews.Mix it well to form a dough.

•   Shape the dough to a log on a floured surface and wrap it with a cling wrap. Refrigerate the dough for 1-11/2 hours.Now slice it with a sharp knife and arrange it on a lined baking tray.Preheat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 15-17 minutes or till the edges get golden.Cool it on a wire rack.

• After it cools down completely store it in an air tight container.

• Pineapple essence can be added instead of rose essence..
• The sweetness was just perfect for us,it can be adjusted according to personal preference. 
• Roll the dough well to get a smooth log.

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