Naan Khatai Or Sugar Cookies
By: Ambreen
Published: Monday, November 22, 2010 - 11:21pm

Ingredients




1 cup ghee (clarified butter)
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups plain flour
Milk,as required
Pistachios/ Almonds,chopped/ sliced

Preparation

1 Melt ghee and freeze until it becomes solid. 2 Then remove from freezer and bring to room temperature. 3 Preheat oven at 180 C.Line the baking tray with parchment paper. 4 Sieve baking powder with flour.Keep aside. 5 In a large bowl,beat ghee and sugar until creamy. 6 Gradually work in the flour.Mix gently with hands until it comes together. 7 Divide the dough into 36 equal portions,then flatten the dough and form a circular shape with your palms.Keep pressing the edges to form a smooth cookie. 8 Arrange on the baking tray,2 inches apart. 9 Dip your fingertip in milk and dab on the center of each cookie. 10 Now sprinkle a few pistachios/almonds on top of each cookie. 11 Bake 12 minutes or until the milk turns light golden. 12 Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a minute. 13 Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then store them in an air-tight container.