Friday, September 6, 2013

Eggless Elachi Thumbprints

This year I had spent around 4months in the India & unfortunately I had to stay thru summer there. It was unbelievably hot, temps were around 46 to 48 degrees. I felt like I was sitting in a hot oven & being baked for days. 
I was experiencing the same when I was baking this thumbprints. It's end of summer here in US & the temps are @ 35 degrees for past few days. I was in two minds whether to bake or not & at last did it. I switched on heater to A/C mistakenly & it was just baking me in & out. House was heating up & suddenly it felt like house was on fire. 
After all that nonsense happened & the time when cookies were baked I was just jumping with joy. They were irresistibly delicious . 


References: Food network
Yields :14 Thumbprints
Ingredients
1 Cup all-purpose flour / maida
¼ Cup sugar and 2 Tbs. sugar to roll
¼ Cup butter
¼ Tsp. baking powder
¼ Tsp. salt
½ Tsp. vanilla extract
2 Tsp. elachi powder
½ Cup strawberry jam



Preheat oven @ 350 degrees.
Sift flour, salt & baking powder in a bowl.
In another bowl whisk sugar & butter to light & fluffy. To that add vanilla extract, elachi & egg. Just whisk them with sugar & butter. Now add the flour mixture little by liitle & fold it till the flour is mixed well.
Layer your baking sheet with parchment paper & start making some dough balls.
Take a scoop of dough & roll it in to a ball. Roll it in the extra sugar we kept & place it on the baking sheet. Now press gently on top of the dough like you are making a slight hole in the middle. Repeat the same with rest of the balls.



Bake them @ 350 degrees for 20 mins. After 10 mins of baking remove the baking sheet out of oven & quickly fill the jam in the holes. Now bake for another 10mins & remove them from oven. Allow them to cool on your counter top.



Serve as you want. I love having them with coffee or tea.

Note: 
1.     If you think the dough is little runny cover it & refrigerate it for 30min. It will be easy to roll some balls then.
2. Adding jam after 10mins of baking will avoid it to run & mess up your cookies. ( I had that problem with couple more of them)

27 comments:

  1. That surely looks tempting!..nice twist to use the letter..:)

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  2. picture perfect n delicious cookies....today's post : http://nayanas-kitchen-kreations.blogspot.in/2013/09/shepuche-pakode-dill-leaves-pakoda.html

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  3. drooling here!!! irresistible cookies!!

    Sowmya

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  4. Like these cookies..and like the way you have made them.super tempting.

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  5. Cute and attractive thumbprints,its not summer here but still the weather is too hot here..

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  6. Elachi thumprint looks perfect and inviting.Lovely twist.

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  7. Most favourite cookies. Look very tempting.

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  8. Perfect thumbprint cookies...good one for tea time !

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  9. these look very pretty, i am yet to make them

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  10. very crispy bites of cookies... love it any time....

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  11. Ah look at the pretty looking cookies so cute perfect for tea time.

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  12. OMG! 46 - 48 degrees? Which part of India are you from? I am sure that is not fun even if you get to stay back home.
    BTW love these cookies.

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  13. Love elaichi in baked goods, your cookies are looking too tempting.

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  14. I totally agree that these are very addictive! 46-48 deg OMG, that is really hot.

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  15. they look so good with the oozing jam

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  16. Perfect thumbprint cookies. Love the elaichi flavour too...

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  17. I am not a fan of cardamom but the looks looks so nice :)

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  18. These jam filled cookies are my kids favorite! Looks lovely..

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  19. Thumprints look so cute. But I've never made these with elaichi flavour. But I'm a big fan of cardamom so am tempte to try

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  20. Wow these are amzingly beautiful cookies. I love the pics

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  21. I avoid baking in summer, it becomes too hot to handle. Anyway, i am glad you decided to bake these, because these are a virtual treat to the eyes! They look really good....

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