How to Make Karachi Cookies/Tutti Frutti Cookies

Karachi Cookies/Tutti Frutti Cookies, a complete flavourful cookies. For a long time I kept this Karachi cookies in my to-do list. Karachi cookies comes under the type of Short bread cookies.

I have no idea why I kept this easy recipe for this long without trying. This time I Joined  Recipe swap challenge team, and I was paired with Mayuriji, Writer of MayuriJigoni. I was amazed with her page, such a wide collection of recipes in her page. she covers so many International cuisines with various types. Its a challenge for me to choose a recipe from her page. I saw this Karachi cookies in her page, that remembers my to-do list to turn. Here I end with the Lovely Karachi cookies. I was so excited to try this recipe, here and there I added some of my ideas to make it more yum. Scroll down for the recipe.
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About the ingredients

Maida/Plain Flour

300 gms

Custard Powder

100 gms

Powdered Sugar

125 gms- 150 gms

Butter

 300 gms

Tutti Frutti

100 gms

Milk

5-6 tsp

Baking Powder

 1 tsp

Pineapple/rose essense

 1 tsp

Step by step instruction for Karachi cookies recipe

Preparation

Measure and take Maida in a mixing bowl, sieve the flour to break the lumps

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Sieve the Custard powder along with the maida, this step helps the flour to loosen its texture.

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 Take the Powdered sugar and butter in a mixing bowl

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 Add a dash of pineapple/Rose essence

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 Mix them well using a spatula to incorporate the content.

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Add the sieved flour into batches

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 Add baking powdered start mixing dough.

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 Add 1 or 2 tsps of milk to the dough and slowly knead, add milk if needed.

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 Should knead a stiff dough.

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 Divide the dough into batches, Roll them into logs.

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Wrap them in a cling/Clean Wrap

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Put them in refrigerator for 2 hours to make the dough more stiff.

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 After 2 hours, remove the wrap

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 Slice the Cookies carefully without breaking them, use a sharp knife to cut the cookies

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Here is my sliced cookies, look at those beauties isn’t they cute

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Preheat the Oven for 160C, Line the Parchment paper  in the baking tray, spread the cookies  evenly.

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Bake them for 20 mins or till they done.

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 Here is my baked cookies, cool them and store in a air tight container.

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