Saturday 25 October 2014

Whole wheat honey walnut cookies (Eggless and butterless)

 

Baking is a great stress buster. The aroma that spreads the house while baking goodies is such a wonderful feeling! Adding to that, if the recipe is a healthy cookie that can be enjoyed guilt-free, then nothing can beat it. Here is one such recipe that can be prepared easily and also in very less amount of time. Whole wheat honey walnut cookies that has no maida(refined flour), is eggless and butterless but absolutely delicious!
After the festive season, many would have received dry-fruits and nuts as gifts, so pick up the walnuts from the pack and start baking these yummy cookies right away!


Recipe source: Yummy Tummy 

INGREDIENTS: (Makes 8 medium sized cookies)
  • Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Baking soda - 1/4 teaspoon
  • Honey - 1/8 cup
  • Powdered Sugar - 1/8 cup (Can be omitted if you want less sweeter cookies)
  • Oil - 1/8 cup
  • Vanilla essence - 1/2 teaspoon
  • Walnuts - 1/4 cup, chopped (Can be replaced with almonds or cashewnuts)


METHOD:
  1. Sieve the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together. Keep aside
  2. Take honey, sugar, oil, vanilla essence in a bowl and whisk well
  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and form a dough
  4. Add the chopped nuts and mix well
  5. Divide the dough into small balls of equal size
  6. Flatten each ball and place it on a greased cookie tray. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180C for 10-15 minutes (Mine was done in 12 minutes)
  7. Allow the cookies to cool completely and store in air-tight container
A cookie and a glass of milk - perfect snack or even a quick fix breakfast! Who wants a bite??


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