Eggless Karachi Fruit Cookies

Eggless Karachi Fruit Cookies 

Karachi Biscuit is one of the most well-known treats of Hyderabad. In fact, if you have been to Hyderabad and come back without buying the famous Karachi Biscuitsfrom Karachi Bakery, you are bound to face the wrath of your friends and family, who would have been eagerly waiting to bite into one of these melt-in-the-mouth, fruity biscuits!

Each bite of this Karachi Biscuit fills your mouth with a pleasant fruity sweetness with a mild touch of spice. Tiny tutti-fruti titbits add fun to every bite, instantly making this Karachi Biscuit a favourite with kids and adults alike.

The Karachi Biscuit tastes simply fab with tea, in the morning or evening. Here, we tell you how to make this wondrous treat, so you can experience it even without going to Hyderabad.

Ingredients

All purpose flour............... 1 cup
Butter.................................. 1/2 cup
Icing Sugar......................... 1/2 cup
Tutti Frutty............................ 1/4 cup
Baking powder..................... 1/2 tsp
Pineapple essence.............. 1/2 tsp
Custard Powder.................. 1/4 cup
(Vanilla flavour Custard Powder)
Chopped cashews................ 1/8 cup
Salt....1/8 tsp

Method

• Sieve Custard Powder, baking powder, salt and all purpose flour  together.
• Add chopped cashews and Tutti Frutty,  mix everything well and keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl add butter, Icing Sugar, pineapple essence  and half of the milk.  Now beat well to make light and pluffy.
• Mix dry ingredients with 2 to 3 wedges with wet ingredients.  And with the help of hands make a dough.  You don't have to need a dough a lot.  Mix everything together.
• If you are unable to bind dough,  you may have to add 1 or 2 tsp of milk as needed.
• Dough looks ready.  Now make a part into 2 and roll and wrap.  Keep it in freez for 1hr  to set.
• Before you proceed,  preheat oven at 160 degree  for 15 mins.
• Now unwrap log and cut cookies around 1/4 inch of thickness.
• You may want to use sharp knife for cutting cookies as they may break while cutting.
• Place cookies in Baking tray which I have already lined with foil. Now Bake for 18 mins at 160 degree.  
• Now remove the cookies, cool it in wire rack.
• Let them cool down completely.
• You can store it in airtight container,  can be consumed upto a month.
• Perfect for tea time snacks