Jeera biscuit or cumin cookies I have been baking since 2007. They are crunchy, sweet and salty at the same time. Made with whole wheat flour makes them healthier with my evening tea. First time when I saw these on Sunita Bhuyan’s blog and baked them, we fell in love with these crunchy, salty and sweet jeera biscuits or cumin cookies instantly.
These are very easy to make, you can adjust the flavors as per your taste. If you want the more salty taste than add a lesser quantity of sugar and more salt. In case want a sweeter side then reduce salt and add more sugar. Doing such little changes makes jeera biscuit or cumin cookies taste differently yet enjoyable. Baking for a longer time makes them crunchier side, so if you want your cookies soft then bake them for less time.
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Let see how I made this crunchy jeera biscuit or cumin cookie.
Jeera Biscuit | Cumin Cookies Recipe
Ingredient 15 cookies
1 Cup whole wheat flour
1/2 Cup butter
1/4 Cup sugar
1/2 Tsp salt
1 Tblsp cumin seed
1-2 Tblsp milk
1/2 Tsp baking powder
Method
- First of all dry roast the cumin seeds and crush them. This time I used cumin powder which was not visible and my daughter ate without fuss.
- Grind sugar to make it a fine powder. It spreads evenly in the dough.
- In a mixing bowl take flour, butter, sugar, salt, baking powder and cumin seed powder. Combine well and make a soft dough. Add milk if the mixture is separating.
- Now roll it in a form of a log and wrap in cling film. Keep this log in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes take out the log from the fridge and cut them with 5mm thickness.
- Preheat oven at 350F or 170C.
- Grease a cookie sheet and line all the cut cookies on the sheet.
- Bake them for 12-15 minutes. If you need more crunch then bake for another 3-4 minutes.
- Let the cookies come down at room temperature. They are very soft in texture as soon as they come out of the oven.
- Jeera biscuit or cumin cookies are ready to serve.
Note
- Adjust salt and sugar quantity to enhance the salty or sweet flavor.
- Bake few mins more to get more crunchy cookies.
- You can add cumin seed instead of powder. I added powder so that my daughter can eat.
- After making a dough you can directly cut cookies. Just divide dough into two parts. Roll down like flatbread and cut with your desired cookie cutter.
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Jeera Biscuit | Cumin Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 Cup butter
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1 Tblsp cumin seed
- 1-2 Tblsp milk
- 1/2 Tsp baking powder
Instructions
- First of all dry roast the cumin seeds and crush them. This time I used cumin powder which was not visible and my daughter ate without fuss.
- Grind sugar to make it a fine powder. It spreads evenly in the dough.
- In a mixing bowl take flour, butter, sugar, salt, baking powder and cumin seed powder. Combine well and make a soft dough.
- Now roll it in a form of a log and wrap in cling film. Keep this log in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes take out the log from the fridge and cut them with 5mm thickness.
- Preheat oven at 350F or 170C.Grease a cookie sheet and line all the cut cookies on the sheet.
- Bake them for 12-15 minutes. If you need more crunch then bake for another 3-4 minutes.
- Let the cookies come down at room temperature. They are very soft in texture as soon as they come out of the oven.
- Jeera biscuit or cumin cookies are ready to serve.
Notes
- Adjust salt and sugar quantity to enhance the salty or sweet flavor.
- Bake few mins more to get more crunchy cookies.
- You can add cumin seed instead of powder. I added powder so that my daughter can eat.
- After making a dough you can directly cut cookies. Just divide dough into two parts. Roll down like flatbread and cut with your desired cookie cutter.
Sending this to Srivalli’s Kid’s Delight event, guest hosted by Ritu themed on Movie Time Munchies
This is my entry for BM 90 Week 3 Day 1.
Zeera cookies were my favorite back in India, I am yet to try making them at home. Will try your recipe.
A bit sweet and salty zeera cookies are my favorite and your cookies look just perfect. Thinking of making them for my weekend trip 🙂
I remember eating them as a kid…one of my favourites. Yours look so tempting!!
Am sure with a cup of coffee, i can munch these cumin cookies without any guilt. Dangerously addictive cookies to munch without any guilt.
really interesting to use cumin in a sweet cookie – definitely would love to try this unique flavor profile
Jeera Biscuit looks awesome and love the texture you got that biscuit,looks so perfect!!! Perfect to munch on with evening tea.
Perfectly baked cookies. I know that they are very addictive 🙂
These cookies are surely a hit with kids and they make a wonderful snack!
These spicy cookies sound like a perfect snack with a cup of tea.
Perfectly baked crunchy cookies..
I always feel cumin goes well more with salty flavors than sweet… Just my personal opinion, but I guess one bite into these, may change my view! They look so crunchy and addictive…