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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. Julie

    May 12, 2012 at 2:52 am

    Looks very delicious..Lovely tea time snack!!
    First time dropped in your space,Happy to follow your space too..
    Do drop by my space and would love if you join it too..
    Join me in the ONGOING EVENTS-"Ginger OR Pepper Corns/powder(EP Series-May) ,
    Show me Your HITS 'Iron Rich Foods'
    ERIVUM PULIYUM

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  2. Aruna Manikandan

    May 12, 2012 at 6:08 am

    first time here....
    cookie looks delectable.
    glad to follow u 🙂

    Reply
  3. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 12, 2012 at 5:17 am

    Thanks Akhila 🙂

    Reply
  4. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 12, 2012 at 5:13 am

    Hi, Thanks for the encouraging words 🙂 Following you now!!

    Reply
  5. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 12, 2012 at 5:10 am

    Thanks Reshmi - following you 🙂

    Reply
  6. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 12, 2012 at 5:05 am

    Thanks Julie,yes they are great tea time snacks.
    Happy to follow you 🙂

    Reply
  7. Follow foodie

    May 12, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Wow.This looks lovely!
    First time here, following you ,U have a lovely blog shaping up!
    Check out my blog in ur spare time
    http://followfoodie.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  8. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 12, 2012 at 1:33 am

    Hi, Thanks :)Please check now, have changed to public.

    Reply
  9. Now Serving

    May 11, 2012 at 10:55 pm

    Thanks for dropping by my blog, Shweta! Thanks for following but don't see you on my follower list yet dear - Could you please check you settings and change it to public - thanks and the nankatais looks really delicious!

    Reply
  10. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 11, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    Thanks Teena for all the sweet comments!!
    Joined your blog Publicly (my default was private didnt notice it)Let me know if you still dont see me. Stay in touch

    Reply
  11. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 11, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    Thanks Sangeetha for all the encouraging words!!
    I guess my default was private but have now changed it to public. You should be able to see me as your follower:) Let me know if you still don't. Stay in touch

    Reply
  12. Teena Mary

    May 11, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    Awesome recipe!! You've got a lovely blog with delicious recipes!! Thanks for stopping by my page but i didn't see you in GFC(like wht you've commented). Hoping to see u join my blog publicly. Eagerly waiting to see more of ur delicacies too 🙂

    Reply
  13. Sangeetha

    May 11, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    Hi Shweta
    Thanks for stopping by, u have a beautiful blog shaping here, happy to be your follower! I don't see u in my follower's list, will u follow me publicly...hope u will join mine 🙂
    Btw,Nankhatai looks perfect n delicious...nice pictorials too!!

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  14. Shweta in the Kitchen

    May 11, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    Thanks Kavita

    Reply
  15. Kavita

    May 11, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    Wow scrumptious nankhatai..new follower to your blog!

    Reply
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