Valentine’s day is around the corner so i planned heart-shaped cookies to treat
you all.Shortbread cookies are very easy to prepare and tastes yummy too.It
is a type of biscuit traditionally made from one part sugar,two parts butter
and three parts flour.
I
prepared this cookies yesterday afternoon.My Little Prince was so surprised to
see this cute heart-shaped cookies.These cookies are so soft in texture.You can
make this cookies more healthier with the replacement of whole wheat flour.To
make it crispier,corn flour will be added.If you dont have an oven don’t
worry,bake it by cooker.Adding food colour is optional,i added for two reasons
with the thought of Valentine’s day and also its apt for strawberry cookie.
Try this easy cookies for this Valentine’s Day...!!!!
Strawberry Shortbread Cookies Recipe :
Thats it : Make Dough – Chill it – Bake
Total
Time : 30mins + Chilling Time 30mins
Yields
: 25 Cookies
Ingredients :
Maida
(APF) OR Whole Wheat flour
|
1Cup
|
Butter
|
½ Cup
|
Powdered
Sugar
|
¼ Cup
|
Strawberry
Essence
|
½ tsp
|
Salt
|
3Pinches
|
Food
Colour (OPTIONAL)
|
Red
|
For
Crispiness,Add ¼ Cup of corn flour
by
replacing ¼ Cup of Maida / Whole Wheat flour.
Preparation
:
# Sift
the flour and salt together and keep aside.
# Make sure that butter is at room
temperature.Dont melt.
# Grind 4-5tbsp of sugar in mixie,it yields ¼ Cup
of powdered sugar.
1.Beat
butter and sugar till fluffy and smooth,it takes atleast 3mins.
2.Add
strawberry essence,food colour and mix well.
3.Now
add sifted Maida / Whole Wheat Flour,Salt to it.Gently mix and make a
dough.Wrap it in cover and refrigerate it for 30mins.
4.Take
the dough,roll as ¼ inch
thickness in flour sprinkled surface.Cut with any cookie cutter of your choice
otherwise go with round shape.
Preheat
the oven at 180deg.
Place
the cookies in butter greased tray and bake it for 14-15mins(till the sides
start browning).
5.Cool
it and store it in air-tight container.
Strawberry Shortbread Cookies are ready...!!!
Notes
:
1.You
can add any of your favourite essence OR crushed jeera(1/2 tsp) OR powdered
Cinnamon / Pattai (1/4 tsp) for flavouring.
2.Wheat
flour also tastes good.Adding cornflour is optional for retaining crispiness.
3.You
can refrigerate after shaping also that means after cutting by cookie cutter.
4.Adding
salt is to lift the sweet taste.
5.The texture is so soft when it baked,after it completely it becomes crisp
6.For Cooker Cookies :
Preheating
: Heat
a cooker pan with a steel / aluminium plate inside,close the lid (dont use the
gasket and whistle vent for this baking) with medium flame for 5mins.
Cookie
Baking :Then
place the butter greased aluminium tray with cookies inside the cooker without
touching the sides.Close the lid.Heat it for 15-20mins with medium heat.
After
10mins of baking just open it.if it start browns at the sides,switch off the
flame and cool it.Enjoy.
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