Candied Fruit Cookies | Eggless Tutti Frutti Cookies
Candied Fruit Cookies | Karachi Biscuits are eggless, crispy and buttery melt in mouth cookies with candied fruit or tutti frutti bits. These are always a hit at holiday time. I have prepared two different flavors vanilla and rose.
Servings: 20 Cookies
Calories: 126kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter, room temperature (1 stick) (you can use salted or unsalted. If using unsalted, add pinch of salt to the dough)
- ½ cup Fine granulated sugar or powdered sugar
- 2 cups All purpose flour or Maida
- 4-5 tablespoon Milk add as required
Other Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract or Pineapple extract
- 2 tablespoon Rose syrup (optional only if doing rose flavored, you can even use rose essence instead reduce it to 1 tsp)
- ½ cup Tutti Frutti or Candied Fruits
Instructions
How to make christmas cookies dough?
- In a mixing bowl add butter and sugar and beat for 3 to 4 minutes until its creamy and fluffy.½ cup Butter, room temperature (1 stick), ½ cup Fine granulated sugar or powdered sugar
- To this add all purpose flour and mix well.2 cups All purpose flour or Maida
- Add milk in increments of a tablespoon so that you get a stiff dough. Do not add all milk at once. You may require more or less milk depending on the brand of flour and weather conditions. So add accordingly.4-5 tablespoon Milk
Candied fruit holiday cookies
- If you are doing 2 flavors only then divide the dough into two.
- For one portion, add vanilla extract and mix. Add ¼ cup of tutti frutti and mix just till combined.1 teaspoon Vanilla extract or Pineapple extract, ½ cup Tutti Frutti or Candied Fruits
- Make a log out of this dough, cover it in plastic wrap and place it in freezer for 30 minutes .
- For another portion of dough, add rose syrup and mix. Then add remaining tutti frutti and mix just until combined. If using rose essence reduce the amount to 1 tsp2 tablespoon Rose syrup
- Similarly make a log out of this dough, cover it in plastic wrap and place it in refrigerator for minium 3 hours
- (If you would like to do only one flavor, add the desired vanilla extract or rose syrup or even pineapple essence in step I, along with the flour. followed by milk and then tutti frutti. Make a log and place it in the refrigerator)
How to bake Candied Fruit Christmas Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. Place parchment paper on baking sheet.
- With sharp knife cut them into half inch think cookies. of desired shape, round or rectangle.
- Place them on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 13 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let them cool completely. They will be soft when out of the oven but will become crisp as they cool down.
- Karachi Biscuits or Candied Fruit Cookies are now ready. Serve and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 41mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 151IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg