I
always look for interesting shapes to make cookies. I just liked this shape
when I saw in it in a website and was tempted to try it immediately. This is
ideal for Christmas baking.
For a change you bite the dog instead of
the dogs biting you. Happy Baking.
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Full Video for Dog Shaped Cookie :
Recipe Cuisine : International
| Recipe Category: Baking
Preparation Time: 15 mins | Baking Time: 10 mins |
Yields: 20 cookies
Ingredients:
Wheat Flour
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1 cup
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Fat (
Butter / Margarine / Dalda / Vanaspathi)
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½ cup
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½ cup
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Badam
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As required
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Choco Chips
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As required
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Vanilla Essence
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1 tsp
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For Baking without oven:
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Table Salt
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As required
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Procedure:
1. In a
bowl, add butter. Beat the butter with
electric beater or wire whisk till it becomes fluffy.
2. Then
add icing sugar to the butter and mix them well.
3. Add
Vanilla Essence, and then beat till it reaches fluffy consistency.
3. Now
add the wheat flour to the butter mix and mix them well. Knead it into a soft
and pliable dough. Leave it for 5 mins.
4.
Meanwhile, Cut the Almonds into two halves vertically. Keep it aside.
5. Make
gooseberry sized balls from the dough. Keep it aside.
Face:
6. Take
one ball and make 1 inch diameter circle with ¼ inch thickness.
7. Make circles from all the balls and keep it
aside.
Ears:
8.
Place the two almond halves (brown side up) at two sides of the circle and
press them gently (refer the VIDEO).
9. Now
slightly flatten the circle above the almonds
Eyes:
10.
Place two choco chips (round part of the choco chip facing up) below the
almonds.
Nose:
11.
Place one ch0co chip (sharp part facing up) below and in between the already
placed choco chips.
Ready to bake:
12. Dog
face shaped cookies are now ready to bake.
13.
Make all the balls (from 7) into doggie
face shape (from 8-11). Keep it aside.
Baking with Oven:
14. Take out the cookies using
the flat spatula and keep it on the ungreased baking tray. Leave ½ inch space
between the cookies.
15. Preheat the oven for 200
degree Celsius.
16. Bake the cookies for 10
mins at 180 degree Celsius.
Baking with Kadai /
Pan:
17. Take out the cookies using
the flat spatula and keep it on the ungreased baking tray. Leave ½ inch space
between the cookies.
18. Add
table salt in a thick kadai/pan and close the lid of the pan. Heat the pan for 10 mins in medium flame.
This is preheating step. Don’t use non stick pans.
19.
Keep the tray on the salt and close the lid of the pan. Keep the flame at very
low. (please refer the video)
20.
Allow to bake for 13 -15 mins.
After Baking:
21. Allow it to cool down
completely in the tray itself.
22. Then take them out from the
tray. Again cool them on wire rack.
23. Then store it in an
airtight container for later use or serve it immediately.
Note:
1. Add
enough salt, the baking tray should sit on the salt surface in the kadai.