Little Offerings
Almond Cookies
Melt-in-the-mouth nankhatai-style almond cookies, each topped with a whole almond.
Little Offerings
Almond Cookies
Recipe at a glance
- Prep time
- 15 mins
- Cook time
- 15 mins
- Total time
- 35 mins
- Servings
- About 18 cookies
Ghee-rich, gently spiced almond cookies inspired by nankhatai. They crumble beautifully and carry a comforting cardamom warmth — a favourite on the offering plate.
A Little Offering
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Ingredients
7 items
Step-by-step method
Family-friendly
Two lists so everyone knows their job — grown-ups handle heat and blades, little hands do the fun bits.
🧒 Little Baker Jobs
- 🥣 Measure the flour and semolina.
- 🥄 Stir the ghee and sugar until smooth.
- 🍪 Roll the dough into balls.
- 🌰 Press a whole almond into each top.
👩 Grown-Up Jobs
- 🔥 Preheat the oven to 170°C.
- ♨️ Bake and cool the cookies fully.
Full detailed method
- 1Whisk ghee and icing sugar until pale.
- 2Stir in flour, semolina, cardamom and salt to a soft dough. Rest 10 mins.
- 3Roll into small balls, place on a lined tray and press a whole almond into each top.
- 4Bake at 170°C for 13–15 mins until the bases are pale gold. Cool fully — they set as they cool.
Printed from bakewithkrutika.com/recipes/annakut-almond-cookies
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