Cumin Cookies - Jeera Biscuits

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/8 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 5/16 cup Sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 tbsp Cumin seeds

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 tbsp Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
• 1-2 tablespoons milk, optional, only if required

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees.
• In a baking tray, take 1 tablespoon of cumin seeds and roast them for 3-4 minutes at 350 F degrees or till you get a nice fragrance from them. Set aside.
• In the steel bowl of your stand mixer or using your hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
• Add the flour, salt and ¾ tbsp of cumin seeds to the butter and sugar and mix. Reserve the remaining cumin seeds to sprinkle on top of the cookies.
• Mix at low speed till the mixture looks smooth and comes together in form of a dough. You may add 1-2 tablespoons of milk here if the dough doesnt come together.
• Sprinkle some flour on a flat surface or wooden floor and shape the dough like a flat disc.
• Using a roller, roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut into different shapes using cookie cutter and sprinkle them with the remaining roasted cumin seeds.
• Place the cookies in a baking tray and bake at 350 F degrees for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, take them out and reduce the temperature to 325 F and bake the cookies again for 5-6 minutes or till light they are golden brown from sides and also from the bottom.
• Place on wire rack to cool completely.
• Store the cookies in an airtight container.

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