Friday, May 8, 2020

Healthy Whole Wheat Cookies

What do you need

1 1/4 cup Whole wheat flour/atta
1/4 cup honey
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 egg,at room temperature
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 tbsp finely chopped pistachios(optional)
1/2 tsp orange/lemon zest(optional)

What you need to do

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together a egg and honey.
  • Add oil and vanilla extract and continue to whisk.
  • Add in the wheat flour,baking powder,salt,pistachios,and zest.Fold gently with a spatula.Gently shape this dough into a ball.
  • Cover this dough and refrigerate for 30 mins.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 deg F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Light flour the counter top and roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness.
  • Using any cookie cutter,cut out shapes from the dough.Re-roll scraps.
  • Place the cookies a inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 mins.
  • After they are done remove from the oven.Allow them to cool for at least 5 mins on the cookie sheet before transferring them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Store in an airtight container.