Whole Wheat Coconut Cookies with Brown Sugar

Researchers tell that coconut is very healthy and should be consume more. Cookies recipes with coconut give an alternate way to use coconut than the usual recipes like chutney. This cookies was very crunchy and tasty. My family loved it very much. This is perfect for snacks box.

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Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Baking Time: 12 mins | Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour	1 cup
Corn Flour	2 tbsp
Butter / Dalada / Margarine	¾ cup
Desiccated Coconut (Recipe HERE)	1 cup
Brown Sugar / Nattu Sakkarai	1/3 cup
Salt	¼ tsp

Procedure:

1. In a wide bowl, add butter or its substitute. Beat it well with wire whisk or electric beater until it becomes fluffy.

2. Add powdered brown sugar (powder ½ cup of brown sugar / nattu sarkkarai in a dry mixie jar). Mix them well.

3. Add ¾ cup of desiccated coconut. Mix them well.

4. Add corn flour and wheat flour. First mix them well with the wire whisk.

5. Knead it into a soft dough using your hands.

6. Make gooseberry size balls from the dough.

7. Add remaining desiccated coconut in a wide bowl.

8. Put the balls ( from 6) in the bowl. Shake the bowl so that the coconut flakes sticks over the balls.

8. Gently press the balls with your palm.

9. Arrange the cookies on the ungreased cookie tray. Leave ½ inch space between the cookies.

10. Preheat the oven for 10 mins with 200 degree Celsius.

11. Bake the cookies for 11 mins at 160 degree Celsius.

12. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow it to cool down completely.

    Yummy and crunchy cookies are ready!

Note:

1.  If you can’t knead into a soft dough, add 1-2 tbsp of milk and knead it into a softer dough.

2. Add powdered sugar instead of brown sugar.

3. No need to add essence, because coconut itself gives nice aroma to the cookies.

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Whole Wheat Herbal Crackers

Mostly crackers are made with maida. I tried crackers with whole wheat flour and also added mixed herbs used typically in Pizza. The herbs induced a nice tempting aroma.

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Recipe Cuisine : International | Recipe Category: Baking | Source: cooingwithjoy

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 12 mins | Yields: 30 crackers

Ingredients:

Wheat Flour	1 cup
Butter	3 tbsp
Mixed Herbs	1 tbsp
Salt	¼ tsp
Water	As required

Procedure:

1. In a wide bowl, add wheat flour, butter, mixed herbs and salt. Mix them well with your fingers.
2. Then add water little by little and knead it into a soft and pliable dough. Keep it aside for 10 mins.

3. Then roll the dough into 3 mm thickness circle using rolling pin on the dusted surface.

4. Cut the rolled circle using the cookie cutter or bottle cap.

5. Take out the crackers using the flat spatula and keep it on the un-greased baking tray. Leave ½ inch space between the crackers.

7. Preheat the oven for 200 degree Celsius.

8. Bake the crackers for 10 – 12 mins at 180 degree Celsius.

9. Allow it to cool down completely and then take them out from the tray.

     Delicious and aromatic crackers are ready to eat.

Note:

1. Use herbs of your choice.

2. Use Maida instead of wheat flour.

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Eggless Mocha Cookies

     People love biscuits with chocolate added to them. Mocha has chocolate mixed with coffee and has an odd yet attractive dark brown color. Mocha which means mix of chocolate and coffee has a unique memorable taste as well.

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Recipe Cuisine : International | Recipe Category: Cookies

Preparation Time: 10 mins  | Cooking Time: 12 mins | Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients:

Dry Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Flour	¾ cup
Icing Sugar	½ cup
Coco Powder	2 tbsp
Corn Flour	1 tbsp
Instant Coffee Powder	1 tsp
Wet Ingredients:
Butter / Dalda	½ cup

Procedure:

1. Sieve wheat flour, coco powder, corn flour and instant coffee powder for 3 times. Keep it aside.

2. Beat the butter with electric beater or wire whisk till it becomes fluffy.

3. Then add icing sugar and mix them well. Then beat till it reaches fluffy consistency.

4. Now add the flour mixture (from 1) little by little and mix them well. Knead it into a soft and pliable dough.

5. Wrap this dough with plastic cover and keep it in fridge for 10 mins.

6. After 10 mins, make small gooseberry size balls from the dough.

7. Place the balls on the ungreased tray and leave ½ inch distance between balls.

8. Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius for 10 mins.

9. Then bake the cookies for 12 mins at 155 degree Celsius. Allow it to cool down completely and then serve.

          Delicious and mouthwatering Mocha Cookies are ready to serve.

Note:

1. You can use maida instead of wheat flour.

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Eggless Whole Wheat Flour Nankhatai

       Nankhatai is a famous cookie in North India. I have already posted Besan Nankhatai earlier.

      Recently I joined Fondbites face book group. In this group there is program called Bake Along every week, the admin will post a recipe and members should prepare and post the photos of the recipe. This is my preparation for this program.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking | Source: Fondbites

Preparation Time: 7 mins  | Cooking Time: 11 mins | Yields: 20 cookies

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour	1 cup
Granulated Sugar	1/3 cup
Ghee	½ cup + 2 tbsp
Cardamom	2
Powdered Nuts (badam, pista etc.,)	2 tbsp
Salt	¼ tsp

1 cup = 240 ml

Procedure:

1. Powder the sugar with cardamom in a dry mixie jar. Keep it aside.

2. Coarsely powder the nuts using the same jar and keep it aside.

3. Add whole wheat flour, powdered sugar and salt in a wide bowl. Mix them well using the whisk.

4. Add the ghee into the above mixture ( first you can add ½ cup only) and mix with your hands.

5. Adjust the ghee level and knead it into a soft and smooth dough.

6. Now make gooseberry size balls from the dough. Then press the balls gently and make small circles from the balls.

7. Using the knife you can make cross pattern on the top of the circles.

8. Then place a pinch of powdered nuts ( from 2) at the center of the cross and press it gently.

9. Meanwhile, pre heat the oven for 180 degree Celsius. Arrange the cookies on the baking tray. You can leave 1 inch space between the cookies.

10. Bake the cookies at 180 degree Celsius for 10-12 mins or until they turns into golden color (mine took 11 mins). Allow it to cool down and serve.

                  Aromatic and tasty cookies are ready to serve.

Note:

1. Adjust the sugar level according to your taste.

2. Add any nuts of your choice.

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Whole Wheat Flour Herbal Bun

     I have posted earlier a recipe for Eggless Bombay Round Bun. I thought of why not making it with whole wheat flour? I also added Italian herbs for flavor. This has come out very well and was liked by all.

Recipe Cuisine : Indian | Recipe Category: Baking | Yields: 6 Buns

Preparation Time: 15 mins  | Fermentation Time: 1 hr

 Proofing Time : 45 mins | Baking Time : 11 mins

Ingredients:

Whole Wheat Flour	1  cup
Sugar	3 tbsp
Salt	½ tsp
Active Dry Yeast	1 tsp
Water	½ cup
Butter	1 tbsp
Italian Herbs	1 tsp
For Glaze:
Oil	1 tbsp

Procedure:

1. Heat the ½ cup of water in a bowl still it becomes lukewarm. Switch off the flame.

2. Add sugar, salt and yeast. Leave it for 10 – 15 mins. You should not stir the mixture.

3. After 15 mins the yeast dissolves completely and becomes frothy. Now mix them gently.

4. Add Italian herbs and wheat flour in a bowl. Mix them well and then add butter, now mix the butter and flour mixture gently with your fingers.

5. Add the yeast mixture (from 2) with the flour mixture (from 4).

6. Knead the dough till soft and elastic. This will take about 7-9 mins for the dough to become elastic.

7.  Put the dough in greased air tight box and keep this box in a warm place for an hour for fermentation. I have kept this box in an oven. Do not open the box in between before the fermentation period.

8. After fermentation, the volume of the dough becomes double.

9. Punch the dough and release the gas from the dough.  Knead the dough gently with flour.

10. Make tomato size (50 gm each) balls from the dough and arrange the balls on the greased baking tray. Gently brush the buns using water.

11. Again close the tray and place it in a warm place for 30-45 mins for proofing. Again I have kept the box inside the oven.

12. After 45 mins, again the balls become double its size.

13. Now take the tray out from the oven without damaging the balls. Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 200 degree Celsius.

14. Now place the tray in the oven and bake it for 12 mins at 200 degree Celsius.

15. Take the tray out of the oven and immediately brush the oil on the top of the buns. Allow it to cool down completely and take the buns from the tray and serve.

Note:

1. I have kept the tray in the oven for fermentation, but you can keep it in any air tight place.

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