Sunday, October 19, 2014

Wholewheat Cookies

Its a festive season and everyone is making sweets then why babies should not enjoy sweets. These cookies are less sugary and healthy too as these are made from wholegrain flour and dates. These cookies are for all ages and can be served on diwali instead of serving sweets filles with calories.

Also the cookies are our daily need and we eat so many calories. These are atleast home made and having less calories and healthy too. Eat, Serve and enjoy Tea with this and the kids will also enjoy different taste.




Makes: 50 cookies

Ingredients:

For the dough

1 and 1/2 cup Wholewheat grain
1/2 cup ragi
8 table spoons sugar
1 cup butter softened

For the date puree:

1 cup dates chopped
1/2 cup water

Method:

For the date puree:

1. Take chopped dates and 1/2 cup of water in a pan.
2. Bring to boil & simmer for 5-7 mins till the dates are fully mashed into a puree.
3. Keep aside to cool.

For the Dough:

1.Combine wholegrain flour, ragi, Sugar and softened butter together using your fingertips till it becomes like bread crumbs.



2. Add the cooled date puree and knead it into a dough.
3. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for 15 mins.




Cutting and Baking Cookies:

4.Roll out evenly and cut out shapes using cookie cutter.
5. Re- roll the scrap of dough to make more cookies and place them on a greased baking tray.


6. Bake in a preheat oven at 140 degree for 15 mins then on 40 for next ten minutes. Check after every five minutes and change the side of cookies at least 2-3 times otherwise they will burn.
7. Bake the cookies till they are golden brown.
8. Cool and store in a air tight container.






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