Tutti Frutti are candied fruits which are often used in baked goodies like cakes and cookies.
Tutti Frutti cakes are quite popular in India and I remember as a child it used to be my favorite cake. My parents often used to get it from the local bakery and I would munch on them happily. Oh and how can I forget the tutti frutti ice-cream. Bliss!
Few months back, I spotted a pack of tutti frutti at the Indian grocery store here. I was just so happy so have found it. I instantly baked a cake using the tutti frutti but after that I was never able to find another pack of it at the stores.
So this year when my parents were visiting us from India, I asked them to bring some tutti frutti with them. And finally I got around making these tasty and colorful cookies.
IngredientsAll Purpose Flour: 1 cup
Sugar: 1/2 cup
Butter: 5 tbsp, at room temperature
Vanilla Extract: 1/2 tsp
Tutti Frutti: 1 cup
Baking Powder: 1 tsp
Salt: 1/4th tsp
Orange Juice: 1 tbsp
Milk: 2 tsbp
Vanilla Jell-o Instant Pudding & Pie Filling [Vanilla Flavor]: 2 tbsp
Method* Mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and set aside. Take butter in another bowl and whisk it till it becomes soft.
* Now add in the sugar and mix till is becomes soft and fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract and mix.
* Now add in the flour mix. Once the flour is well mixed with the butter and sugar, fold in the tutti frutti.
* Add the jell-o instant pudding & pie filling and mix well.
* Add the orange juice and milk to form a dough. Once your dough is ready, cover and place in the fridge for atleast 45 minutes.
* Take out the dough and roll it into a sheet of desired thickness using a rolling pin.
* Cut cookies using cookie cutter. You can also shape them using your hands.
* Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cookies on the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
* The cookies will be soft, let them remain on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to the wire rack for cooling.
* Once completely cooled, store the tutti frutti cookies in an airtight container. They should stay good for a week.