Recipe- Hard To Resist Eggless Dry Fruit Cookies

Dry Fruit Cookies are crispy and melt-in-mouth decadent cookies, that are eggless and super easy to make. They have the right amount of sweetness, dry fruits give these cookies perfect crunch, bite and nutty flavor. Thus making it a perfect snack to bring to your parties and surprise your family and friends.

Ingredients

Butter – 2/3 cup (for vegan version use vegetable shortening)
All purpose flour / Maida – 1 1/2 cup
Baking soda – 3/4 tsp
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – a pinch
Almonds finely chopped – 4 tbsp
Pistachios finely chopped – 4 tbsp
Raisins finely chopped – 1 tbsp

Method

* In a bowl combine all the ingredients mentioned above to form a dough.

* Note that I have not added any water for the dough. Butter binds everything together.

* Cover it and keep it in refrigerator for atleast 30 minutes.

* Preheat the oven to 300 degree F / 148 degree C.

* Form lemon size balls from the dough and place it in a baking tray lined with parchment paper or on silicon mat.

* Bake it for about 25 to 30 minutes or until it is crispy and done. Baking time may vary depending on the size of the cookie balls. So keep checking from 15 minute mark.

* Allow it to cool down atleast for about 10 – 15 minutes.

* Dry Fruit Cookies are now ready. Serve with cup of coffee or tea and enjoy.