Dates Cookies

These cookies are made with a buttery short crust pastry flavoured with cinnamon, filled with a buttery date paste and cut into thick slices before baking them to perfection. These cookies are perfect to relish with a glass of warm milk.

By Sanjeev Kapoor 14 Sep 2024 in Recipes Fusion

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Main ingredients	Date paste, Eggs, Castor sugar, Vanilla essence, Cinnamon powder, Green cardamom powder, Butter, Refined flour, Baking powder, Icing sugar
Cuisine	Fusion
Course	Snack
Prep time	25-30 minutes
Cook time	15-20 minutes
Serve	4
Taste	Sweet
Level of cooking	Easy
Others	Non vegetarian

Ingredients

¾ cup date paste
1 egg
1 egg yolk
½ cup castor sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla essence
¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
¼ teaspoon green cardamom powder
¾ cup + 3 tablespoons butter
2 cups refined flour (maida)
1 teaspoon baking powder
Icing sugar for dusting

Method

Break egg in a bowl, add egg yolk, castor sugar and vanilla essence and beat till light and fluffy.
Add cinnamon powder, green cardamom powder and ¾ cup butter and mix with a light hand.
Sift refined flour and baking powder directly into the bowl and mix with a light hand to form a soft dough. Refrigerate for 10-15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 120º C.
Take date paste in another bowl. Add 3 tablespoons butter and mix well.
Transfer a portion of the dough on a silicon butter paper, roll out thinly, trim the edges to make a rectangle, apply the date paste and roll tightly. Trim the excess. Make more rolls similarly.
Press with a fork to create design. Cut into thick slices and place them on a greased baking tray.
Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes. Take the tray out and let the cookies cool down to room temperature.
Dust icing sugar on top and serve.

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