Tasty and Easy Recipes

Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted Butter
2 cups Sugar
2 tsp Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
4 Eggs
2 cups Fine Wheat Flour (Maida)
1 tsp Salt

Method:
In a bowl, beat the butter, sugar and cardamom powder fro 3 minutes.
Then with the beater going add the eggs one at a time.
When the mixture gets light take it out in a bowl and add the flour and salt with a light hand.
When a soft dough gets prepared with the help of a spoon drop them on a nonstick cookie sheet.
Place them 1/2″ apart.
Bake these cookies in a preheated oven at 325 F for 10 – 11 minutes or till the cookies have a golden
color.Repeat the baking procedure for the remaining dough.

Ingredients:
6 cups All purpose flour (maida)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cup white sugar
2 cup butter or margarine
2 egg
6 tablespoons cream
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method:
Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together. Mix well.
Add the butter.
Add egg, cream and vanilla extract thoroughly.
Wrap this dough into a foil and refrigerate for at least 24 hrs.
Reheat the oven for 400 degrees.
Now roll the dough into a crust which is 1/4 to 1/8 thick.
Now with the help of a cookie cutter, cut the cookies.
Lastly place them on a greased tray and bake them at 400 degrees for 5 – 8 minutes.

Ingredients:
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup milk
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
1 cup nuts, chopped

Method:
1. In a 1 1/2 qt. casserole, stir sugar, cocoa, salt, milk and vanilla together until partially blended (it will be too stiff to blendthoroughly).
2. Put butter over top in center of dish. Microwave at high for 2 minutes, or until smooth. If all butter has not melted incooking, it will as mixture is stirred. Blend in nuts.
3. Pour into a lightly-buttered 8x4x3″ dish. Chill 1 hour in refrigerator or 20 to 30 minutes in freezer.
4. Cut into squares. Makes about 36 squares.