When someone wants a snack the first thing that comes into their mind is cookies. No matter what age group you belong to, you can’t resist cookies. Cookies go well with everything, either it is milk, tea, coffee or juice. If you are sick and tired of buying cookies and want some homemade taste? Then here is the recipe you can try and have fun.
INGREDIENTS
To make homemade cookies, you need the following ingredients:
⦁ Whole wheat flour (2 ¾ cups).
⦁ Baking soda (1 teaspoon)
⦁ Baking powder ( half teaspoon)
⦁ Butter (1 cup)
⦁ Sugar ( one and half cup)
⦁ Eggs ( one)
⦁ Vanilla extract (one teaspoon)
INSTRUCTIONS
⦁ First of all, take the flour and add baking soda and baking powder to it and mix them well.
⦁ Take another bowl and add eggs, butter and sugar in it. Mix them well until all the ingredients are smooth.
⦁ Now take the egg and butter blend and add it into the dry flour mixture.
⦁ Mix them well.
⦁ Take a cookie sheet and don’t grease it.
⦁ Take one tablespoon of dough and place it on the cookies sheet at distance.
⦁ Now preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
⦁ When the oven is preheated put cookies in the oven.
⦁ Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes until they turn golden.
⦁ Once cookies are ready take them out and let them dry.
TIPS
⦁ You can have the cookies the way you want. The basic tip is always to use granulated sugar. Simple sugar can destroy the spirit of the recipe. So if you want to try do it at your own risk.
⦁ If you like the chocolate taste in your cookies you can add chocolate chips at the top as much as you like. Always let the cookies dry to make them crispy and crunchy.
⦁ Always take care of hygiene and use clean hands and containers.
Why are my whole wheat cookies flat?
The real culprit of flat cookies is butter. When you add more butter than necessary, it melts and flat the cookies. To avoid this condition, add a few spoons of flour to it. The other reason for flat cooky is the minimum amount of flour. So don’t hold yourself back from adding flour.
What type of flour can we use in making cookies?
You can use any type of flour that can be simple wheat flour or all-purpose flour. Anything that goes well with your taste.
How will you know the cookies are baked well?
If you don’t have any idea when the cookies will be baked just open the oven. Take out the tray a little and touch the cookies with a spatula or hand. If they are firm and brown means, they are ready. If cookies end is soft, that means they need a little more time.
For how long can we store the whole wheat cookies?
You can have cookies for four days at room temperature without storing them properly. If you take proper measures to store them, they can last for 6 months with ease.