EGGLESS SOFT AND CHEWY CASHEW COOKIES

Eggless Cashew Cookies

Ingredients:
Cashew Coarsely grounded - 1/2 cup (take whole cashew in accordance to that before grounding)
All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
Cardamom Powder - a large pinch
Softened Butter - 1/3 cup
Castor Sugar - 3/4 cup (adjust the sweetness accordng to your needs)
Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp
Milk - 2-3 tbsp

Preparation:

Pre-heat the oven at 180C/ 375F. Place the measured whole nuts on the baking tray and bake for 10 mins till nuts are roasted. They will turn lightly brown in color. Keep it cool and ground coarsely.

Sieve the baking powder and flour.

In a bowl add in the butter and sugar. Beat till soft. Then add in the grounded nuts,cardamom, mixed flour and start to bind. If the binding gets hard and tough, add in tbsp of milk and see if you need more for binding to make a dough. Add only tbsp by tbsp if required. Bind to a dough and then keep it in fridge to set for 20 mins.

In a baking tray with a parchment paper, make small balls and flatten them slightly and place them on the tray with a 1 inch gap between each. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 10-12 minutes or till side turn slightly brown in color. Wait for the cookies to cool completely to thicken and enjoy with a cup of hot tea :)

Cheers,
Neetz ;)