I love the salt and sweet biscuits that is sold in bakeries.I have already tried masala version of these biscuits and it was perfect for tea time.So I decided to tweak that recipe and here is my version of sweet and salt biscuits that I tried long back.These are the set of cookie cutters that I mentioned here.
Sweet and Salt Biscuits
Preparation Time:10 minutes | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Makes:around 40
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Plain flour (Maida) – 1 cup
Butter – 1/3 cup(at room temperature)
Salt – 3/4 tsp
Powdered Sugar – 3 tbsp
Milk – 1/4 cup minus 1 tbsp
Method:
- In a mixing bowl – take butter and powdered sugar.Whisk it well without any lumps.Now add flour.
- After adding the flour, salt,mix well then add milk and bring it together to form a soft dough.Allow it to rest for 15mins.
- Now using a rolling pin,roll the dough to a slightly thin layer about 1/8 inch thickness.Preheat oven at 180 deg C for 10mins.Cut using a cookie cutter of your choice.Collect the scrap and repeat the same.
- Arrange this in a baking tray,prick holes with a fork to avoid puffing.Bake in the same temperature for 12-15 mins or until it turns golden.
Store in an airtight container.
My Notes:
- Do not knead too much just knead to bring it together thats enough else the cookies will turn out hard.
- Do not roll thick.
- These biscuits are mildy sweet, if you want increase sugar.
- You can jeera / ajwain for flavored biscuits.
- The timing depends on the thickness of the cookies so keep an eye after 10mins, when it starts to brown at the edges switch off.
- Keeps well for about a week in airtight container.
- My cookie cutters are very small so got many cookies.So the quantity depends on the type and size of cookie cutter you use.
- I did not have butter paper so baked directly in the tray but I recommend laying a baking sheet / butter paper / aluminium foil
Kamali Ah says
January 16, 2016 at 9:59 amCan we make these biscuits in cooker? If so please guide me how to proceed..
SHARMILEE J says
January 21, 2016 at 6:50 amI havent tried baking cookies / biscuits in cooker so not really sure…will try and post it
Sneha Ramesh says
January 30, 2016 at 2:25 pmsharmilee mam please post some puff recipes 🙂
roshini says
February 26, 2016 at 2:40 pmHi , when should we add salt. It is not mentioned in the recipe. Also is there any baking powder in this recipe?
SHARMILEE J says
February 27, 2016 at 3:20 amSalt should be added along with flour.No baking powder for this recipe
Unknown says
June 20, 2016 at 6:25 amHi butter is unsalted right?
SHARMILEE J says
July 24, 2016 at 2:19 amyes
Mitali says
October 2, 2017 at 11:26 pmHello! I tried out your recipe and added mixed herbs like oregano, parsley, basil, Rosemary and jeera. Added a bit of chili powder and salt. They turned out exceptional. Also I used ghee because I didn’t have butter.. it worked well too. Thanks!!
Padma says
April 6, 2018 at 3:27 pmHi Sharmi
Any alternative for maida??
Sharmilee J says
April 26, 2018 at 9:28 amYou can try with wheat flour