Salted Jeera Cookies

Ingredients

• 80 gButter
• 50 gIcing sugar
• 2.5 gSalt
• 1 tbspWater
• 1/8 tspBaker's ammonia
• 1/4 tspVanilla essence
• 125 gMaida
• 1 gCustard powder
• 2 gCumin (jeera) powder
• 1 tspCumin seeds (to sprinkle)
• 1/4 tspBaking powder

Method

1. 1

   Beat butter and icing sugar until light.

2. 2

   Dissolve ammonia in 1/4 tsp water. Add to butter mix with vanilla and salt.

3. 3

   Sieve maida, custard powder, baking powder and jeera powder. Fold into the butter mix.

4. 4

   Knead into a dough. Roll into a thick disc (8 mm).

5. 5

   Cut with a round cutter. Sprinkle cumin seeds on top and press in gently.

6. 6

   Bake at 160°C for 15–18 minutes until set, not browned. Cool on tray.