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Sprinkle Cookies from Basic Cookie Dough

One Basic Cookie Dough for different Cookies(Part-1)

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Make 4 different Cookies with one basic cookie dough recipe|Unleash your creativity of Cookie baking from this one Basic Cookie Dough Recipe
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Time for Each Cookie Variation+Cookie Dough Resting Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American, Fusion

Ingredients
  

Basic Cookie Dough

  • Cup Almond Flour
  • 1 Cup Rolled Oats
  • 1 Cup Butter(Salted)
  • 1 Cup Raw Cane Sugar or use Castor sugar

Cumin/Jeera Cookies

  • 1 tbsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds

Roasted Cashew Nut and Cardamom Cookies

  • 1/4 Cup Cashew Nuts
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder

Jam Thumbprints

  • Any Fruit Preserve as required
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Essence optional
  • 1 tbsp Any flour optional

Sprinkle Cookies

  • ¼ Cup Sprinkles/Funfetti

Instructions
 

Basic Cookie Dough

  • Powder rolled oats in grinder or coffee grinder.
  • Sieve together both the flours(Almond Flour and Powdered Oats).
  • Cream together butter and sugar, till light and fluffy.
  • Fold in flour with butter sugar mix. Do not over mix the dough. Just get it together.
  • Now divide it into four equal parts for the variations.

Jeera Cookies

  • For Jeera Cookies, lightly roast 1 tbsp of Jeera/Cumin seeds. Lightly crush with rolling pin. Add to the dough and mix well.
  • Wrap the dough in a cling film or parchment paper and refrigerate for about 20-30 mins.
  • Once ready to make, lightly roll the dough on a clean counter or surface. Cut into desired pieces, arrange on baking tray and again refrigerate for at least 30 mins.
  • Bake for 15 mins in pre-heated oven at 325°F or 170°C for 12-15 mins.

Roasted Cashew Cardamom Cookies

  • Roast Cashews till light brown, then finely chop when cool.
  • Mix finely chopped cashews and cardamom powder in dough. Refrigerate for 20-30 mins.
  • You can cut into desired shape and pieces or divide the dough into equal portions. Make balls arrange on baking tray, press with fork and refrigerate for about 10-15 mins.
  • Bake for 15 mins in pre-heated oven at 325°F or 170°C for 12-15 mins.

Jam Thumbprints

  • For Jam Thumbprints, I have used my homemade Mixed Fruit Preserve(recipe coming soon).
  • Add 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence in dough. add 1 tbsp of either of the flour and mix lightly.This optional. You can add just a pinch of Vanilla Bean Paste also, then no need to add flour.
  • Divide dough into small portions, roll each portion into a lemon sized ball. Arrange on a baking tray.
  • Make indent using thumb (hence the name thumbprint!!).Add some jam in the indent created. Refrigerate for about 10-15 minutes
  • Bake for 15 mins in pre-heated oven at 325°F or 170°C for 12-15 mins.

Sprinkle Cookies

  • Add 1 tsp of Vanilla Essence in dough. Add 1 tbsp of either of the flour and mix lightly. Add sprinkles and mix the flour again very lightly. This optional. You can add just a pinch of Vanilla Bean Paste also, then no need to add flour.
  • Refrigerate the dough wrapped in a cling film or parchment paper.
  • When ready to bake, roll out the dough. Roll out the dough and cut into desired shape using cookie cutter. Arrange on baking tray and refrigerate again for 10-15 mins.
  • Bake for 15 mins in pre-heated oven at 325°F or 170°C for 12-15 mins.
Keyword Basic Butter Cookie Dough, Christmas Cookies, Gluten-free Cookies, Holiday Baking
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