I love to have biscuits or cookies as an evening snack.Back in India we used to get pau (bread) from a guy who used to come selling it on his cycle.He used to get many things like kadak(hard) bread,pau,eggs,and various assorted nankhatais.We used to always buy bread and sometimes we used to stock up on the nankhatais.They were so delicious and simply melt-in-the-mouth. Ofcourse nowadays with the high-rises everywhere in Bombay,I dont see the cyclewala anymore.But we have some amazing bakeries everywhere and getting fresh nankhatais is not that difficult.Here in the US,we get it in packets in the Indian stores,but we dont normally buy it as we dont know how old the stuff is,as most of the times there is no expiration date mentioned on the packet. So when I started baking I searched for a good nankhatai recipe and I came up with my own variation as below.The familiar aroma of the nankhatai’s baking made my day!!!

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Ingredients:

1/4 cup powdered almonds
1 and half stick butter
2 cups All purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp cardamom powder
1/4 tsp salt
Almond pieces for decoration

Method:

Beat the butter and the sugar together.Once its well mixed add the flour and mix well.

Then add the almond powder,cardamom powder and salt.

Mix well.It should all come together in a soft dough.You can add a few drops of water if the dough is very coarse.

Alternatively if its too sticky,you can keep it in the refridgerator covered in a plastic wrap for about 15 minutes.

Make flat circles and arrange them on a cookie sheet.

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Decorate with almond slivers and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 to 15 minutes.

Turn off the oven and let the cookies sit inside till the tops are slightly brown and then remove from the oven.

Serve at room temperature.