Nankhatai Biscuits – Nankhatai Cookies Recipe – Kannamma Cooks (2024)

Recipe for Nankhatai cookies / biscuit made in the oven. Recipe made with maida and besan. Easy recipe to be made in a home OTG / oven / microwave convection oven.

This recipe for Nankhatai Biscuits – Nankhatai Cookies is a very forgiving recipe and perfect for beginners. For good success with the recipe, make sure the measurements are accurate and follow the procedure given below without making any substitutions if you are making for the first time. Here is how to make Nankhatai biscuits / cookies.

Nankhatai biscuits / cookies procedure
Make sure that all the ingredients are at room temperature. First, weigh, all the dry ingredients and add it to the sieve. Measurements are key in baking. Add in the maida (all purpose flour), besan (chikpea flour), salt, cardamom powder and baking powder. Sieve the ingredients twice. Sieving will help in mixing the ingredients and also to get rid of any lumps that might be present in the besan or maida.

If there are lumps, use a spoon to break them and sieve into the bowl. Set aside.

Take another bowl and add in all the wet ingredients namely Butter, oil, rose water and milk. Make sure that the butter is at room temperature and thoroughly soft. Beat all the ingredients with a whisk for a minute.
Note: I have used unsalted butter for the recipe. Also use any neutral oil like vegetable oil / sunflower oil.

Add in the powdered sugar. To make powdered sugar, run the sugar in the mixie and grind to a powder. Add to the bowl. Beat the sugar along with the butter mixture until smooth. Beat for about two minutes using a whisk.

Add in the flour mixture. Gently mix to form a dough. Do not mix the dough for long. Once it forms into a cohesive mass, stop mixing the dough. Set aside. Note:If the mixture is very dry, add in a tablespoon of milk and mix the dough.

Once the dough is formed, make small bite size balls out of the dough. This recipe makes 40 small cookies.

In the mean time, chop the nuts and set aside on a board or a plate.

Take a small ball of dough and gently press the dough on the nuts.

Once the nuts stick to the dough ball, gently press the nuts on the cookie dough so it adheres well.

Place the prepared cookie on a parchment / silpat lined baking sheet. These cookies do not spread a lot while baking. Bake the cookies in batches if need be. While one batch of cookies is baking, keep the prepared uncooked cookie dough balls in a cool place.

Preheat the oven for about 15-20 minutes. Bake the cookies in a preheated 180C oven for 15-18 minutes. Check the cookie after 13 minutes. If the bottom is browned, the cookies are done. The cookies will still be soft to touch. It will harden as it cools. Remove the cookies from the hot pan immediately and allow it to cool. Store in an airtight box for up-to a week.

Rose Nankhatais are ready!!!

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