Recipe - Know How To Make Homemade Atta Cookies

Healthy and crispy Atta cookies are the best munchies. Chai time is probably the best time of the day for everyone in India. All our talks, meetings, discussions everything always revolves around chai. Everyone in India drinks at least 2 cups of chai everyday, one in the morning and the other in evening. And of course if anyone comes to your place, you have to serve them chai. These cookies are one of my favorites and the best part about them is they are so easy to make. You need very few ingredients and no mixer to make these. There are no eggs and no baking powder and soda either.

Ingredients

1.5 cups atta, also known as durum whole wheat flour
1/2 cup ghee, melted, also known as clarified butter
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
3-4 tablespoons milk
pinch of salt, optional

Instructions

- Pre heat oven to 325 F degrees. Line 2 baking trays with parchment paper and set aside.

- In a bowl whisk together atta, cardamom powder and nutmeg powder. You may also add pinch of salt. Set aside.

- In another bowl, whisk together melted ghee with granulated white sugar till well combined.

- Add 3 tablespoons of milk and mix.

- Add the dry ingredients into wet and mix. Add the atta in 2-3 parts and don't dump all in one go.

- Use your hands to mix everything together and form a dough. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes.

- Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Using a rolling pin roll it evenly. Now as you roll the dough might break, you may add little milk if it does, just keep pressing and bringing the dough together from sides as you roll and it will be okay.

- Using a cookie cutter cut cookies 1/4 inch thick.

- Keep rolling and cutting cookies till you are done with all the dough. I used a cake decorator comb to make some design on top. This is optional.

- Place all the cookies 1 inch apart on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

- Bake at 325 F degrees for 22-25 minutes or till the biscuits are light golden brown in color. Cool on wire rack and then store atta biscuits in an airtight container.