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Home » Baking Recipes » Nankhatai – The Eggless Cookie

Nankhatai – The Eggless Cookie

Published: May 11, 2012 · Modified: Jun 16, 2020 by Shweta Arora · This post may contain affiliate links

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Nankhatai (Eggless cookie) brings to my mind a picture (from my childhood memories) of a bakery salesman riding his bicycle with a huge trunk on his backseat. This is in Mumbai, India. His trunk used to be filled with all baked goodies – cookies, puff pastries, freshly baked bread. It felt so exotic !! I enjoyed peeping into that trunk, so well packed with designated slots and that sweet aroma. I relived that moment today with my kitchen filled with that same aroma when I baked these cookies. Totally nostalgic!!

I would definitely recommend trying these egg-less cookie esp to all those who either have allergies to eggs or don't eat them. 

And don't worry, it'll not go wrong; the taste the texture is just perfect.


Ingredients
½ cup wheat flour
½ cup All-purpose flour (Maida)
1 tablespoon semolina
1 tablespoon gram flour (Besan)
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg powder
¼ teaspoon cardamom powder
⅔ cup sugar (or to taste)
½ cup butter (at room temperature)
1-2 tablespoon milk (if required)
2-3 Almonds sliced (for garnishing)

Method:
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper & keep it ready.
Mix all the dry ingredients together & then add the butter.

Kneed into a smooth dough (if required use some Luke warm milk).

Roll these into small-medium sized balls as smooth as possible & line them of the baking tray leaving sufficient space between each ball as these cookies will flatten as they cook. 

Stick almond (or any dry fruit of your choice) on top of each ball & bake for around 15-20 mins at 350F. 

Flip the cookies upside down in between if the bottom starts turning brown. After 20 mins our cookies are ready. Let them cool down for 10 mins before serving. As they cool they will become firm & crispy. 

Enjoy these Nankhatai (Eggless cookies) with a cup of tea/coffee or just on its own. They are simply yum!!

Happy Baking!!

Shweta

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  1. Shweta in the Kitchen

    July 27, 2012 at 12:18 am

    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  2. Shweta in the Kitchen

    July 27, 2012 at 12:17 am

    Thanks Kate 🙂

    Reply
  3. kate

    July 26, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    Wow cookies looks yummy and crispy.

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    May 28, 2012 at 7:50 am

    nice idea.. thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 14, 2012 at 5:43 pm

    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
  6. CJ - Food Stories

    May 13, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    Just found your site through Foodie Blogroll and thought I'd stop by to check out your site. I subscribed to your blog feed and can't wait to see what your next post will be!

    Reply
  7. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 13, 2012 at 3:39 am

    Thanks Jay, do try them & let me know if you like it 🙂

    Reply
  8. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 13, 2012 at 3:38 am

    Thanks Aruna 🙂

    Reply
  9. Jay

    May 12, 2012 at 11:37 am

    picture perfect...this is in my to do list for looong time..;)
    Tasty Appetite

    Reply
  10. Akila

    May 12, 2012 at 4:33 am

    wow this looks crispy n yummy.... first time here... when u get time, do visit mine....

    Event: Dish Name Starts With L
    Learning-to-cook
    Regards,
    Akila

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  11. Reshmi

    May 12, 2012 at 3:17 am

    Hey I too like this space.. nice blog and loved your nankatai recipe...
    following you.. 🙂 .. do visit my space Noel collections

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