Crumbly Gnanakatha Cookies for the Afternoon Plain Tea
Gnanakatha are crumbly sweet sugar biscuits that are perfect for that afternoon plain tea. These are the types of biscuits our ancestors ate for teatime in the olden days and many people still do in villages. This Gnanakatha recipe only takes 10 minutes to prepare.
Gnanakatha cookies are crumbly like Sago Biscuits. If you like softer cookies, you will want to try my Butter Cookies recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp of Butter
- 2 tbsp of Powdered Sugar
- 1 Extra Large Egg (or 2 Smaller Eggs)
- Vanilla Extract
- Salt
- 250g of All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp of Baking Powder
- Some Sugar (to sprinkle on top of the biscuits)
Instructions
- Add 2 tbsp of Butter to a bowl. Make sure the butter is room temperature so it is easier to mix.
- Add 2 tbsp of Powdered Sugar.
- Mix thoroughly using either a spoon or a whisk.
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Add 1 Extra Large Egg.
- You can use a beater to beat the mixture or continue mixing by using a whisk.
- Add some Vanilla Extract.
- Add some Salt.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Add 1 tsp of Baking Powder to 250g of Flour and sieve it into the mixture.
- Now mix thoroughly by hand and form the dough.
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Once the dough is formed, break it off into smaller pieces.
- Now flatten each of the dough pieces a little bit into the shape of a round biscuit.
- Dip the top part of the biscuit in some Water and then dip this part in some Sugar.
- Add parchment paper to a baking tray and then place the biscuits on top making sure they have enough space between them.
- Preheat the oven to 180 celsius.
- Bake the biscuits for about 20 minutes.
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