ISLAMABAD: Dates biscuits are simple to prepare and highly nutritious. The ingredients are simple, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp vanilla powder, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp dry milk powder, 2 cups flour, 200 grams dates, 2 tbsp melted butter and a pinch of cardamom powder.
Cooking Instructions: Beat Egg, egg yolk, butter & sugar till light in colour for four minutes. Seive flour and add in vanilla powder, baking powder, dry milk powder.
Mix dry & wet ingredients. Knead with soft hands. Now make small balls of the dough and flatten them. Make circle with hands and place dates mixture. Tap it with hands to make it flat and mark lines with a fork. Knead dough. You can make any shape. Roll it nicely.
Deseeded dates. Mix butter & cardamom powder & knead it to make nice paste.
Cut desired length of biscuits. Apply nuts on biscuits with and coconut at the end or additional crispy touch. Use cutter to make any shape. Bake in preheated oven at 200 degrees for 8 minutes and the biscuits are ready.
