Millet Cookies

Eggless Millet Cookies made with Millet flour, butter and Whole wheat flour.

Course Baking

Cuisine Baked

Keyword Ragi cookies

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 22

Servings

Calories 167kcal

Author Chhavi

Equipment

Oven

Ingredients

½ Cup Millet Flour 60 gms ; details below
½ Cup Whole Wheat Flour 60 gms
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Cup Butter 70 gms ; Chilled; cut into cubes
½ Cup Jaggery 70 gms ; Brown Sugar or Coconut Sugar
½ teaspoon Vanilla essence
1 teaspoon Chilled Milk as required. add more if needed in 1 teaspoon increments

Instructions

All all the dry ingredients - flours, baking powder and sugar in a large bowl
Add cold, cubed butter.
Rub & pinch the butter into the flour mixture. Use your fingers and thumb and rub the butter and flour in between your fingers so that the butter and flour starts to clump toghether. Check the video for more details
Continue doing so till the butter is almost incorporated coarsely into the flour.It should look clumpy.
Add vanilla essence and Milk. Do not over knead but just combine everything together till there isnt any dry flour left.
Keep in the freezer for 5 minutes or Refrigerate for 30 minutes to 24 hours.(You can also freeze the dough at this step)
Preheat the oven at 180 degree C or 365 F. Line the baking tray with parchment paper.
Use a tablespoon to scoop out balls of dough. Flatten them and place on the cookie sheet.
Keep 1 cm space between each cookie.
Bake for 10- 12 minutes. The sides will be set but the center will still be soft in the center.
Remove the cookies and cool on a cooling rack.

Cut Out Millet Cookies

To make cut out cookies . Roll the dough as in the picture .Cut out using cookie cutters. Place on butter paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake at preheated oven for 6-7 minutes. Keep an eye on the cookies
The cookies become crisp when cooled.
Remove the cookies and cool on a cooling rack.

Video

Notes

Millet Flour- Use fresh pack of Millet flour. Millet can become rancid very fast.Here are the millet flours which you can use

Ragi or Finger Millet
Jowar
Bajra
Foxtail or Little Millet flour

If the dough isn't coming together, which can happen because Millet is gluten free and non sticky, add a little more whole wheat flour and a few drops more of milk so that the dough comes together better.

Sugar

Normal Sweetness- ½ Cup Jaggery

Less sweet- ¼ cup of Jaggery.

Substitute with Coconut Sugar or brown sugar.

Baking Time*
Baking time is 1 tablespoon of Millet cookie dough.It will change based on the shape.

The nutritional value calculated is for cookies made with 1 tablespoon of cookie dough. Both the nutrient values and time will change with the shape.

Serving & Storing

Serve the cookies once they are at room temperature.

You can store them at room temperature for 2-3 days in an airtight container.

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