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Today we are going to make Cashew nut and pistachio cookies.
These cookies are really tempting and you will really like it.
So come, let’s make cookies of cashews and pistachios.
Cashew nuts (Kaju) - 1 cup or 100 grams
Powdered sugar - more than ½ cup or 100 grams
Maida - ½ cup or 70 grams
Melted butter - ¼ cup or 50 grams
Pistachio - 1 tbsp
Baking powder - ½ tsp
Green cardamom (Chhoti elaichi) - 4
Milk
To make the cookies, first we’ll crush the cashew nuts and make a powder of it.
Peel off the green cardamom and make a powder of it as well.
Now let’s prepare a dough for the cookies.
Add melted butter to a big bowl.
Make sure the butter is not too hot.
Now add the powdered sugar to it and mix well.
Keep stirring till the mixture appears white and fluffy.
Add crushed cashews once the mixture appears white and fluffy and mix it well.
Add cardamom powder and maida as well. Mix it thoroughly.
Now add baking powder.
Keep stirring till all the ingredients mix properly.
Knead the dough for the cookies this way, using your fingers.
Keep adding little milk to it and knead the dough.
Stop adding milk once the dough is ready.
We have used 2 tbsp milk to knead this much dough.
Our dough for the cookies is now ready.
Grease a baking tray using butter or oil.
Take little amount of dough, roll it and flatten it like this giving it a shape of cookies.
Spread dry flour on a rolling board so that it does not stick.
Apply some dry flour on the rolling pin as well.
Use a rolling pin to roll out a ⅓ cm thick disc.
Our sheet for the cookies is rolled out.
We will take a heart shaped cutter.
We’ll make heart shaped cookies today, as we are making them especially for valentine’s day.
Let's cut the cookies.
Place it on the tray at a distance from one another.
Decorate the cookies by putting pistachios on the top.
Till then preheat the oven.
Cut the pistachios into thin slices.
Put the pistachios on the cookies this way.
Put pistachios on the other cookies in similar way.
Once the cookies are ready, we’ll bake them.
Set the microwave at 180 centigrade for 12 minutes.
Take the cookies out after 12 minutes and check them.
Till the time our cookies bake, let’s prepare more cookies from the remaining dough.
Our cookies are now ready.
Continue the same process.
Now let’s bake these cookies in the oven for 8 minutes on 150 centigrade.
After 8 minutes, check out the cookies.
Let's check the cookies.
Our cookies are golden brown from the top, this means that the cookies are baked.
It took us 15 minutes to bake the cookies in the microwave on convection mode.
Firstly, we baked the cookies for 12 minutes, they were light brown.
Then we baked them for another 3 minutes.
We baked these cookies in another oven at 150 centigrade for 8 minutes.
They were brown in colour.
In fact this will take different time in different ovens depending on the temperature.
Keep checking the cookies and bake them till they are brown in colour.
Once the cookies are cool, take them out from the baking tray.
Cashews and pistachio cookies are now ready.
Very crispy and yummy cookies are prepared.
We have prepared 20 cookies from this much dough.
We have prepared heart shaped cookies as they are made specially for valentine’s day.
Make these cookies and eat it or gift it to someone.
You can make these cookies whenever you want.
These cookies can be made in any shape like circular, square, rectangular, etc.
Once the cookies are cool, store them in a container and enjoy for 1-2 months.
Try this recipe at home and share your experiences with us.
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