Whole wheat Jeera Biscuits | Cumin Cookies

Name: Whole wheat Jeera Biscuits
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 270 grams Wholewheat Flour; 200 grams Unsalted Butter; 30 grams Powdered Sugar; ½ tsp Table Salt; 2-3 tbsp Cumin Seeds; 1 tbsp Water (for bringing the Cookie dough together.)

A buttery delicious sweet and salty biscuit recipe made with whole wheat flour

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Have you ever eaten and devoured the sweet and salty jeera biscuits in your childhood?

If yes, you are going to love today’s recipe.

But wait…I’m going to share a recipe today with you that is not made using all-purpose flour.

Healthy Whole wheat Cookies

Today I’m going to show you how to make these yummy “sweet and salty” jeera biscuits at home with Whole-wheat Flour.
Yes there is no all-purpose flour and this is what makes it healthier. But consuming anything in moderation is the key to good health.

I simply love these biscuits and even though I bake them often, I love it when my home is filled with the aroma of these buttery cookies.

Imagine how lovely the aroma of butter cookies mixed with the flavor of roasted jeera! Heaven! Let’s see what ingredients you need to make them at your home.

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Ingredients for making Jeera Biscuits

These biscuits require only four main ingredients to make them. You can bake them quickly in 10 minutes and serve at tea-time.

You need just these four basic ingredients for making these buttery rich biscuits.

Whole Wheat Flour
These biscuits are made with whole-wheat flour and there is no chance you will miss all-purpose flour when you eat one of these. This makes it healthier to consume which also means you can make these biscuits for regular consumption and avoid eating packet snacks at tea-time.
Butter
I have used unsalted butter in this recipe and have added extra salt as I like to control the amount that goes in the recipe. But you may skip the added salt if you are using regular salted butter.
Sugar and Salt
You need to use very nominal amount of sugar(and salt too!) in this recipe to give it that “sweet and salty” biscuit flavor. If you wish, you may skip the sugar and make these as salted biscuits/namkeen.
Note: Skip the salt if using salted butter.

Roasted Cumin seeds/Jeera
The main ingredient of this recipe: roasted cumin seeds. You may change the quantity of the seeds as per your liking.

How to make Jeera Biscuits?

The process of making these is very easy.

Measuring all the ingredients: The first step of any recipe is to measure the dry and wet ingredients.
Making the dough: For making the dough, make sure the butter is at room temperature.
1. Start rubbing the butter with the flour until the texture resembles bread crumbs.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and bring it all together until it forms a dough. DO NOT KNEAD.
If the dough does not come together, add a tablespoon of milk or water.

Preheat the oven for 10 minutes. Until the oven is heating, take two sheets of parchment paper and roll the dough between them until it is 1/4th inch thick.
Use any cookie cutter and cut out cookies. Press few cumin seeds on each cookie for more flavor and a nice look.
You can keep them side by side as they do not spread while baking.

Bake immediately for 10 or 12 minutes until they start browning from the sides.
Let cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Sweet and Salty Jeera Biscuits with Whole Wheat Flour

These biscuits are very easy to make and are too delicious to stop on one. They are very crispy and qualify for a perfect partner at tea-time.

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