Some weeks back, i was in cookies baking mood. I have mentioned you this before. And believe it or not i have made 7 cookies recipe including this one. And each one turned out to be so good. Thank god i have taken step by step pictures of them. So no worries. I have a habit, i take step by step picture of all the recipe and dishes i make, even it was the first time i try them. If they comes out good i will post it here, if not i delete them..And i do try them again with different measurements to make them perfect..
Now coming back to this recipe. The one thing which i could tell you about this cookies are D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S. I still couldn’t believe that a cookie with just a minimum ingredient taste so yummy. These cookies just melts in your mouth. I know that you can gonna try this cookies immediately, because you already have all the stuff on hand..So try it and let me know how it turns out..
Check out My 5 Ingredient Butter Cookies Recipe & 4 Ingredient Oats Cookies Recipe too..
Preparation Time : 10 mins
Baking Time : 15 to 17 mins
Makes : 20 cookies
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 cup / 120 grams
Ghee / Clarified Butter – 1/2 cup / 125 ml melted
Sugar – 1/4 cup / 50 grams Powdered ( use as per your taste )
Salt – 1/4 tsp
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp ( Optional )
(Tip: Easy way to measure is using the same cup to measure all the ingredients)
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 Degree C / 360 Degree F.
Take melted in a bowl. Add in powdered sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix this well so everything is combined.
Now add in the flour and mix well to form into a soft dough.
Take a spoonful of portion and shape into ball.
Arrange this in a foil lined tray. They can be place pretty close before it wont spread a lot.
Now bake this for 15 to 17 mins till the cookies is done. Remove them from oven and allow to cool down.
Once they are cooled store them in air tight container.
Enjoy with a cup of chai or milk.
Notes:
1) If the dough looks too dry, add a tsp of milk. Dont add too much.
2) This cookies may look soft when you take out of the oven. But as they cools down they get harder.
3) Cool them completely before storing them in air tight container.
4) Instead of adding ghee you can add melted butter.
5) If you like cardamom flavour, skip vanilla and add cardamom powder.
6)You can add chopped nuts into the mixture too.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Take ghee in a bowl |
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| Add in powdered sugar |
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| Add in vanilla essence |
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| Add a pinch of salt |
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| Mix well |
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| Add in flour |
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| Make into a soft dough |
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| Take small portion from it |
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| Shape into a ball |
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| All done |
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| Arrange in the baking tray |
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| bake them |
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| Enjoy these melt in mouth cookies |
Hi Aarthi,
I am a great fan of your blog "yummy tummy" and have tried some of your receipes which turned out well.
In this receipe, you have mentioned ""Now bake this for 15 to 17 mins till the cookies is done"
Since I am new to baking, please clarify if I have to preheat the oven to a certain temperature and then set the timer. I am having Samsung microwave oven.
Please elaborate . Thanks for your time.
Hi Aarthi,
I am the latest follower of your site. I prepared most of the Diwali delicacies following your recipes and all turned great !!!! Thanks for the lovely recipes.
The ghee cookies are called Narayan Katar in Mangalore. I would love to prepare this but I want to use a normal microwave. Is this possible?
Thanks,
Anuradha
how much time it wil take in oven?
@Umesh
Yes preheat the oven to 180 degree C then bake it. I have missed to mention the temp in my post, now i have updated
@AnonymousIf you have convection oven you can bake in them. Normal oven is not suitable for baking
@Anonymous Bake at 180 Degree C, for 15 to 17 mins.
@Aarthi
Thanks Aarthi, for the clarification.
Regards,
Latha Umesh
I was craving some crunchy cookies, so I made them today. The dough was fun to roll – so soft to touch and completely non-sticky. But my cookies did spread in the oven – they were big and flat at the end. Maybe the dough needed more flour? I wish they were round and plump, like yours. Still delicious, though.
Looks bful !!Can aata be used in.place .of maida… If yes.. How much
Going to thez now, all d best to me 🙂
@Maanit GuptaYes u can , same amount
Hi aarthi, I tried this cookies today… Two problems… 1. It got flat and spread out 2. It did not have that cracks… Ur cookies were plump and with beautiful cracks… Wat cud be the mistake.. Pls…… SUMI
@Anonymoushow was the consistency of the dough. if it is too wet then add little more flour.
@Anonymoushow was the consistency of the dough. if it is too wet then add little more flour.
The consistency was not too wet… Should it be like chappati dough.. I made it as small balls but it became flat… Maybe next time I will adding a little more flour… Thank u aarthi… I will get back to u… SUMI
I tried this in my microwave convection mode. It turned brown in 12 minutes. Yours were white and nice. What could be the issue
@SushmitaEach oven varies, so keep a eye on it always. Reduce cooking time.
Hi aarthi,
I just tried your recipe and it has turned out so beautifully and loved it.,,I just added a pinch of baking powder and baking soda to it along with cardamom and cashews.,,
It's so yummy and thanks for the recipe:)
Hi Aarthi,
Today I tried in the evening n trust me each n every members of my family just loved it, thanks for sharing ur lovely recipes with us ….. it was really awesome .
Hi Aarthi ,
I tried ur recipe n it was really awesome, thanks for sharing ur ideas n yummy recipes with us …… really enjoyed .
Hi Aarthi, can I use unsalted butter instead of clarified ghee….if yes then how much?
@Anonymousyes u can use..same amount
Hi aarthi ..i haf tried these…but d cookies spread …why so..i had measured d ingredients well..
Do we haf to keep d upper rod of d oven on high or both d upper n lower one???
@AnonymousIt wont spread, i think u have measure it wrongly, may be added too much ghee
@AnonymousYou have to bake in both the rods on
Hey aarti.can we use aatta powder instead of maida ?
U need to be awarded some day for reaching out to people with so much CLARITY! Perfection with pics! Good job aarti!
@Anonymousu can use, but it will change the texture and taste of the cookie
today i tried this recipe it comes out awesome next time ill make in enought quantity to store them
i tried this recipe today n it comes out awesome thx arthi di next tym ill make in enough quantity to store them
hi can u please able to tell me how to do on stove becoz v dont have micro woven please tell sum recipes like cacke n biscutes on stove, and without egg as we are vegetarians
thank you
@bhagya kasibatlawill soon share them
Cn i use atta instead of maida??
@nishayes u can use
Tried this but the bottom sides were burnt. The oven should be set in convention mode or baking mode?
@Anonymousconvention mode
Hey…i trieed these cookies….taste wwas awesome…but wat to do to make it more crispy. I used atta instead of maida….could that b the reason?? I baked it for 15 mins.
Should. I bake it for more time??
@vrushthese cookies are meant to melt in mouth. Bake longer if you want your cookies to be hard
Hi Arthi! Thanks for sharing. How much cardamom powder should I add? Please reply.
Hi i want yo try these can i ue butter instead of ghee .. ? And salted or unsalted butter thanks
If in combination mode how long should I bake?
@AnonymousDo u have convection mode.
@Babe Kauryes u can use butter, use unsalted ones
@Anonymoususe 1/2 tsp
Ya I have combination mode
@Anonymousif you have convection mode, you can make these. Same time.
My kid enjoyed these cookies .i used wheat flour Tnx Aarthi..
Cn I use a microwave mam??
@Anonymousif u have convection microwave u can use that
Hi Aarti,i tried these cookies twice over the weekend.But for some reason both the times, i feel it dint bake properly.I dint get the cracks after 17 mins.So i just removed it.Tastewise its good but it dint turn out crispy.is the texture of these cookies crispy?
@Anonymousthese cookies are not crispy, they are buttery and melt in mouth
Hi aarthi can we bake them in grill model m
icrowave oven
Hi aarthi ur recipes are awesome please tell me can we bake these cookies in a normal model I.e grill mode microwave oven
@supriyano this has to be donr in covection mode
Hi Aarthi…i am a big fan of your blog…all recipes are well explained ..thank you for your efforts …keep going….all the best dear…
Hiiii all the recipes like fabulous… can the ghee cookies b made with wheat flour??!!
@AnonymousYes u can try making it with wheat flour
Hey aarthi….luv ur recipes….. Made these cookies for my kiddo…..she luvd it….;) came out wndrful….thank u sooo much
this is an amazing receipe. I tried it as per your instructions and it came out very well. Thanks Arthi. you rock!
Can I flavour them with nutmeg spice
yes u can add any spice as you like
By powdered sugar do you mean icing sugar?
no it is normal granulated sugar which is powdered
hi,
First time i am trying to bake cookies.. your step by step instruction helped me a lot..final product came out too good.. Everyone in my family liked it.. kids too.
thanks a lot..
I love this recipe so much, I make them whenever I need a sweet treat. Thanks for posting it.
Hi Aarthi tried the cookies making double the qty i.e. 240gms maida,100gms powdered sugar,250ml melted ghee,elaichi powder,salt.. but the dough was wet..culd not form balls out of it…so added 1/4+1/4 cup maida and 2tbsp powdered sugar…then made the cookies…turned out good!
Can we a combination of Sugee and Flour for this recipe ?
dont change the recipe.it will affect the texture
It came out welll I followed same producure and 17 mins but bottom burnt
Hi aarthi, I tried this recipe and it was a super hit!!! Thanks for the recipe
Hi Arti, Can I replace sugar with cane sugar(brown)?
Just you agree, for me you are an eternal god
Can I use jaggery instead of sugarr?
Do I need to grease the tray before bakung
You can grease it lightly. If you have parchment paper dont need to grease.
Hi, I tired your receipt, just added little more flour,came perfectly. Thank you so much .
Turned out really perfect Aaarthi..
Many thanks for the superb and easy recipe..
Everyone in my home like them..
Hi Aarti,
I tried your recipe, just added little flour , it came out very well including the cracking N crispy. Awesome, kids went crazy over it.
Thank you. God bless you
Can we use icing sugar instead of regular sugar?
Will it change the texture of the cookies?
Do you think this recipe will work with coconut oil?
Adapted the recipe adding in a tsp of orange extract instead of vanilla essence, as well as some freshly grated orange zest and a tsp of fresh orange juice. Made a lovely cookie!