Forget all the whole wheat cookies recipes you have come across, this is the one and only cookies you ever need in your life. Perfectly chewy, moist all you want in a cookie. This chewy whole wheat cookies also known as atta cookies is made with butter, sugar, eggs, baking soda, wheat flour. You can make this from start to finish in less than 30 minutes.
Wheat Cookies (Atta Cookies)
The one cookie recipe that I can always rely on is my perfect chocolate chip cookies recipe. I am actually proud of that recipe, after many many attempts I have landed on the perfect chocolate chip cookies that hits all the point.
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The one question which I get the most in that recipe. Can I make this with whole wheat flour? Many of us started switching to wheat flour instead of plain flour. So I wanted to share a perfect wheat cookies that taste similar to the original. Finally I made it.
About Whole Wheat Cookies (Atta Cookies Recipe)
Whole wheat cookies is one of the most popular and searched cookie recipe in google. This clearly shows people have started using wheat flour in baking than regular flour. I can tell you this recipe is perfect, chewy and best whole wheat cookies you will ever make.
In India, it is called as atta cookies or godhumai cookies. You can even find them in bakeries, but I am not 100% sure if it is made entirely with whole wheat flour. So when I decided to develop a whole wheat cookie recipe, I want it to be entirely made with wheat flour and also the texture should be perfectly chewy and not compromising.
This recipe is modified from my popular chocolate chip cookies. I tweaked the recipe here and there and landed upon this perfect wheat cookies. Guess what, you can make this cookies from start to finish in less than 30 minutes. No refrigeration, no mixers needed, this is made in one bowl using a spatula.
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But I want to share few of my tips and tricks for you to get the perfect texture. First one is ingredients and temperature. Like all baking recipes, all your ingredients has to be at room temperature.
Once your dough is made, use an ice cream scoop to scoop the batter. So all the cookies are of similar sizes.
Now comes the most important technique. This cookies has to be baked on a baking tray that is not lined with parchment paper. The cookie tray has to be baked on the lower rack of oven. These two are most important to get the prefer spread on the cookies.
If you follow these tips, I am sure you will not face any issues when baking this cookies. Meanwhile check my savoury chickpea crackers and homemade oreos.
Ingredients
- Butter - I always prefer to use unsalted butter for making baked goods so I can control the amount of salt goes in this recipe. The butter has to be room temperature and not melted which is very important for the texture.
- Sugars - this cookie has both granulated sugar and brown sugar. These both gives the cookies the perfect chewy texture.
- Vanilla & Salt - a small amount of vanilla extract and salt totally elevates this cookie to a whole new level.
- Egg - you need eggs for this recipe and it has to be at room temperature. You cannot skip it, if you want to make it eggless, check this eggless wheat cookies recipe.
- Wheat Flour - I used wheat flour for this recipe.
- Baking Soda - this cookies has only baking soda, and the baking soda is mixed with hot water before adding into the dough.
- Toppings - I used chopped chocolate, you can use nuts or dried fruits. Or simply leave out the toppings too.
Step by Step Pictures
1)Preheat oven to 180 degree C (356 degree F). Take soft unsalted butter in a bowl. Add brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla into the butter and mix till creamy.
2)I used my spatula to mix until it is creamy. It will take only 2 minutes.
3)Now add in one room temperature egg and mix well until it is combined into the butter and sugar.
4)Add in salt and mix well.
5)Add 1 tablespoon hot water into ½ teaspoon baking soda and mix well.
6)Pour this into the creamed butter and sugar and mix well
7)I mixed this until it gets super creamy and fluffy.
8)Add in wheat flour and chopped chocolate chunks and mix well.
9)The cookie dough will be sticky.
10)Using an Ice cream scoop to scoop around 1.5 tablespoon of the dough.
11)Place it on a baking tray that is not lined with a parchment paper. You should pop the cookie dough directly on the baking tray.
12)Now pop this in oven on the lowest rack of your oven and bake for 13 to 14 mins.
13)once baked the cookies would be beautifully spread and baked.
14)Remove from oven and top with some more chocolate here and there while the cookie is still hot so the chocolate sticks to the cookie.
15)Now let the cookie cool for 5 minute in the tray before removing this to a cooling rack to cool using a spatula.
16)Store the cookies in an air tight container. Serve with milk.
Expert Tips
- Make sure the butter is softened and not melted. Because it may affect the texture.
- No need to use electric beater to mix the cookie dough, just a spatula is enough.
- Never skip the brown sugar, it helps to keep the cookies chewy and moist even after baking.
- One of the most important tip in this cookie is to bake in the lower rack of oven, also don't use parchment paper to line the baking tray.
- I used chopped chocolate which was perfect in this recipe, you can use chocolate chips as well.
- The baking soda trick works super well to keep the cookies moist even after few days. So don't skip that.
Serving and Storage
These wheat cookies can be stored at room temperature for upto 3 to 4 days. You can freeze the cookie dough upto 3 months. Thaw it for few hours before baking. Enjoy chewy wheat cookies warm with a cup of coffee, tea or milk.
FAQ
Q: Can I skip egg in this recipe?
No, you need eggs for this recipe. You cannot skip it, if you want to make it eggless, check this eggless wheat cookies recipe.
Q: Why this cookies is baked without lining the tray with parchment paper and in lower rack?
Good question! the point is the cookies when baked in lower rack, gets direct heat from the bottom making it spread faster and more evenly. Since these cookies are in the oven just for 13 minutes. Also skipping the parchment paper lining helps them spread evenly.
Q: What other ingredient can I use instead of chocolate?
You can use chopped nuts, dried fruits, milk chocolate, white chocolate.
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Whole Wheat Cookies Recipe (Atta Cookies Recipe)
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter 110 grams
- ½ cup Granulated Sugar 100 grams
- ½ cup Brown Sugar 100 grams
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 large Egg
- ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 tablespoon Hot Water
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1¼ cup Whole Wheat Flour 150 grams
- ½ cup Dark Chocolate chopped + more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degree C (356 degree F)
- Take soft unsalted butter in a bowl. Add brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla into the butter and mix till creamy.
- Now add in egg and whisk till creamy. Add in salt and mix well.
- Add 1 tablespoon hot water into ½ teaspoon baking soda and mix well. Pour this into the creamed butter and sugar and mix well
- Add in wheat flour and chocolate chips and mix well. the dough will be little sticky.
- Using an Ice cream scoop to scoop around 1.5 tablespoon of the dough and place it on a baking tray that is not lined with a parchment paper. You should pop the cookie dough directly on the baking tray.
- Now pop this in oven on the lowest rack of your oven and bake for 13 to 14 mins.
- once baked the cookies would be beautifully spread and baked. Remove from oven and top with some more chocolate here and there while the cookie is still hot so the chocolate sticks to the cookie.
- Now let the cookie cool for 5 minute in the tray before removing this to a cooling rack to cool using a spatula.
- Store the cookies in an air tight container. Serve with milk.
Anonymous
i made this cookies two days back.. the taste was yum.. !!
Anonymous
Just made these... yum
Anonymous
tried and loved it
Anonymous
just made these cookies. turned out nice and perfect. This will be my go to cookies here after. 5 star for the cookies.
Bernice Daniel
perfect ratio of ingredients. So good. Tried and it was 10/10
Anonymous
The recipe is awesome. Easy and quick to make.
The cookies turned out perfect, family loves it.
Swaathi
I was looking for healthy atta cookies and found this one amongst a couple. Your instructions looked clear and the recipe sounded simple for someone like me who is making cookies for the first time, that too in a microwave! So.. I went with this one.. I didn't measure the ghee(instead of oil I wanted to use ghee) and initially the dough was not binding so added some more and made them. I wasn't sure how long to leave them to bake in the microwave in convection mode so just sat and stared.. it took almost 15+ min and when I felt they were browning, I stopped and took them out. left them out for 10 min as you recommend and voila! They turned out to be the perfect cookies.. crispy and fluffy! TOTALLY loved them! They are slightly sweeter than what I usually have but I never mind that 😀 Thanks for this awesome and simple recipe with such detailed steps and photos, it's really helpful even for someone like me.. who doesn't know any cooking! 🙂
Please do post more wheat cookie recipes that we can make in the Microwave convection mode! 😀 Thank you once again! YUMMY Tummy indeed! 🙂
Anonymous
I made these cookies today the taste was good and perfect.
Kichi
Hi Arthi,I don't having baking trays like u showed in the pic.Can i use a rectangular shaped glass bowl or pirex plate..will it come out well..Sorry if i am asking foolish questions.I am totally new to cooking
Aarthi
yes u can use.
Kichi
Hi Arthi I could n't wait for ur reply..Just tried it out in Glass tray..It came out well..But the duration was little long took around 30 mins.Still waited patiemntly.Also I used Olive oil and Kalkandam(sugar crystals-powdered) instead of our normal sugar.Turned out to be a healthy cookie :).Thank u so much for the recipie
Kichi
One more doubt..Y should we add salt.I am very bad in putting salt..When I tried the salt was little above.should we mandatorily add the salt
Aarthi
salt increases the taste and balances. u can skip that too
parul nigam
To make it more healthy you can add coconut oil instead of butter and honey instead of sugar
Mallika
Made these just now. Fabulous. I added some coat early ground peanuts to the dough. Will be reducing sugar next time. But thank you for a super-quick, super tasty recipe
Mini
Hello loved the recipe of biscuits , but i had a doubt how many days can i store them ?
Deepika
This recipe looked so easy, so I tried it. The Cooke’s after it cooled down looked so gorgeous.
shveta
Hi, just now I have tied them and it's totally hit among my kids.. thanks dear 😊
Smita
Thanks alot for a healthy. Tried it with home made Desi ghee. Excellent result. Loved by all in family.
Deepa
The ones who used ghee - was it the same measure as butter ? did you melt it ? Thanks 😀
PRASANTH P
Thank you very much for the super quick recipe. Thanks for the detailed pictorial explanation. My kids loved it. Thank you once again.
Vidhya
Hi I followed the recipe to the T and turned out perfect
Tamseel Zaidi
Hello, I am not having microwave so instead of that can I use oven
Soul Treat
Your recipe looks simple with great instructions. Atta cookies are no doubt much better to eat and we can have them regularly. Thank you for sharing this delicious and easy-to-make Atta Cookies recipe.