DATE AND CASHEWNUT COOKIES

Date and cashewnut cookies, indulge children's sweet tooth with these cookies just right in taste and nutrition. A perfect iron-rich treat to start the week ensuring optimum brain functioning and development.

Ingredients

•          1/2 cup dates (khajur), deseeded and chopped
•          1/2 cup soya flour
•          1/2 cup whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta)
•          1/2 cup butter
•          4 tbsp sugar
•          3 tbsp chopped cashewnuts (kaju) , lightly toasted
•          1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
•          1/4 tsp butter for greasing

Directions

• Combine the dates and 1 cup of water in a deep pan and bring to boil.
• Lower the flame and cook for another 10 minutes or till the dates are fully mashed into a purée. Keep aside to cool.
• Combine the soya flour, whole wheat flour, butter and sugar in a bowl using your fingertips till the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
•  Add the date purée, cashewnuts and cocoa powder, mix well and knead it into a semi-stiff dough.
• Cover with a plastic film and refrigerate for 15 minutes
• Roll out into a sheet of 6 mm. (¼") thickness and cut out cookies approx. 50 mm. (2") in diameter using a cookie cutter.
• Re-roll the scraps of dough to make more cookies and place them on a greased baking tray.
•  Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180º c (360º f) for 25 minutes or till the cookies are crisp and golden brown in colour. Cool and store in an air-tight container.

How to pack

Cool completely and pack in a tififn box