Walnut Biscuit

by Manisha Belge
(Dubai, UAE)

Ingredients
Maida (All Purpose Flour) - 1.5 cups
Rava (fine semolina flour) - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter/ Ghee - 1 cup (at room temperature)
Baking Soda - 1/2 teaspoon
Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon
Chopped Walnuts - 1/4 cup + 1/4 cup

Method
1. Cream the butter and sugar together with a wodden stick or with an electric blender.
2. In a seperate bowl, mix together the maida, rava, 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts and baking soda.
3. Mix this with the creamed butter sugar mixture. Knead everything together to form a soft dough.
4. The butter should be just enough to make a soft dough. If needed add just 1 or 2 spoons of milk.
5. Pinch small balls out and shape it into small cookies. Press some more chopped nuts on top.
6. Alternatively, roll out the dough and cut out different shapes using a cookie cutter.
7. Bake it for 15 minutes in a 350 degrees F oven.
8. The cookies will be very soft at this stage. Let it cool and harden for 15 minutes.
9. Enjoy the cookies with tea. Store in air tight containers for upto a month.