Indian Cookies or Naan Khatai

Step 1

In a large bowl, sift all the flours and mix all the dry ingredients.

Step 2

In a separate bowl, mix sugar and ghee together till the mixture looks soft.

Step 3

Don’t over-beat the mixture if using an electric mixer.

Step 4

Now mix the flour mixture with the ghee and sugar mixture, and combine well. If required, add few drops of milk to have the dough easily come together.

Step 5

Once the dough is ready, soft and smooth, wrap it with plastic wrap and refrigerate it for at least 30-minutes.

Step 6

Preheat the oven at 350 F and like a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 7

Take out the dough from the refrigerator and use a tablespoon to scoop out equal size dough balls from the cookie dough.

Step 8

Roll between your palm to make circular shapes cookie balls. Use a knife to lightly indent the top of the cookies with an X Mark. This helps the cookies to rise beautifully while baking.

Step 9

Optional - you can roll the cookies in powdered sugar before baking. If you want, you can also add cardamom and pistachio on to each cookie as a topping.

Step 10

Now bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes till the cookies start to brown around the edges. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack and leave them for about 10-15 minutes till they are cooled down.

Step 11

Your Indian cookies with pistachio flavor are ready. Enjoy these as a tea-time snack or as it is.

Step 12

Enjoy!