"sweet treats"- nankatai ( indian sugar-butter cookies)

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Unsalted butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 and 1/4 cup all purpose flour ( approx)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Nuts like Cashews, Almonds, chopped Pistachios

Preparation

• Fold room temp butter till very smooth.No lumps should be seen. Mix powdered sugar, vanilla essence.
• Add the all purpose flour(mixed with baking powder) spoon by spoon, to make a smooth dough.
• Use only as much needed to make smooth dough. Roll into small balls (about size of a 'Pedha' ).
• Garnish with the nuts.Or make a 'grid' or 'Tictactoe' like design on top of the cookie with a knife and garnish with pistachios.
• Preheat the oven to 250F. Place the nankatai on cookie sheet with some space between each of them. They will 'spread' will baking.
• Bake at 250 F for 20 minutes. Watch out. They will burn from the bottom easily.You don't want to darken them.
• Makes about 40 Nankatais. Store in airtight container.

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