Eggless Thandai shortbread cookies

Holi is not only the festival of colour, this is the festival of happiness, joy and enthusiasm. In India, holi is a famous festival and its  main attraction is colour. Colours are spread out by the people over each other. This festival falls in the month of Fagun indicating the beginning of the spring season .

Holi is celebrated by splashing up colours on  friends & family. For Hindus this festival is the most happiest festival among all. As the festival falls in the spring season , the beauty of nature makes this festival more auspicious and colourful. This festival is also considered as  the festival of love and compassion.

Holi is the festival which is celebrated with happiness and Joy . On this day people forget all their anxieties and  distinctions . Everybody stay in a  great jolly mood and mix with all freely. The colour brings all the people together and brings the feeling of love and closeness. That’s why this is also known as the festival of love.

Other than colour another attractions of Holi are Thandai , Gujjiya , matri with various traditional sweets and namkeens. Usually Thandai is the coolant drink served during playing with Colours, it prevents people to be exhausted.  Thandai is a refreshing , healthful drink which gives more energy to people when they feel tired throwing colour on each other. A glass of thandai gives instant energy and sets the mood for playing.

Except Thandai drink  many dishes can be prepared using Thandai spice mix. Thandai spice mix aka thandai masala is loaded with flavors and has a property to refresh the mind. If you have thandai masala with you then you can make various dishes like thandai cupcakes, thandai cheesecake , thandai phirni and of course thandai cookies too. Let’s make cookies today.

Print Recipe

Eggless Thandai shortbread cookies

Cuisine

indian

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

serving

Ingredients

• 1 cup + 2 tbsp All purpose flour
• 100 gram butter
• 1 cup Powder Sugar
• 2 tbsp Thandai powder
• 1/2 tsp Rose water

Cuisine indian Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings serving Ingredients 1 cup + 2 tbsp All purpose flour 100 gram butter 1 cup Powder Sugar 2 tbsp Thandai powder 1/2 tsp Rose water

Instructions

1. Before proceeding, make sure that Butter should be at room temperature, not in melted form.
2. preheat the oven at 180c for 10 minutes.
3. Cream butter and icing sugar together till smooth and creamy.
4. Add thandai powder with rose water, beat till both combine well.
5. Now add flour and mix with hands.
6. Just mix and make a soft dough, don’t knead too much.
7. Roll the dough into ½” thick on lightly floured surface and cut using a cookie cutter.
8. You may use the cap of a bottle if you don’t have cookie cutter.
9. Else you can shape them using your palm.
10. Place them on a parchment paper.
11. Bake at 180c for 15-16 minutes.
12. Keep checking the cookies , they should seem slightly golden in colour.
13. Take out and cool them completely.
14. Enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.

Recipe Notes

• Instead of rose water you can add few drops of rose essence.