The baking bug has bitten me for quite sometime now and there days when I am baking around the clock! It’s fun to do so little and I still get to enjoy big treats😍😍…besides, baking all my meals sounds like a doable thing in these summers when standing in front of the stove is next to impossible!

I bake things which my hubby and I both enjoy apart from experimenting new recipes or recipes which I’d bookmarked earlier….dinner last night was a batch of my Baked Spring Rolls which I served with some homemade Schezwan Sauce and glasses after glasses of my Tropical Iced Tea to cool things down 😁 I still have a bottle of the tea sitting chilled in the refrigerator for tonight….planning to pair it with my mixed lentil Adai and Tomato Chutney….mmmm!

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So while all this kept happening, my hubby reminds me about something I used to bake in the early days of my experiments with baking…almost over 2 years ago…he says why haven’t I revisited my Bakery Style Cumin Cookies a.k.a. Jeera Biscuits! I was stumped 🤔…been over a year I made them for HIS teatime 😜😂😂 obviously, the poor chap must’ve been missing them!

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And these happened a while back…just for him…he came back home to an amazing aroma wafting out of our home and he’d already known that I’ve baked these Cumin Cookies. He says…come on, give me some straight away😋…didn’t wait for his tea or anything…..and I was super satisfied 😍

These bakery style cookies are so easy to put together, mildly sweet and tad bit salty..and the flavour of the roasted cumin seeds/ jeera seeds are something so earthy and yet addictive! Besides, they lend the crunch to them. The original recipe which I had first used called for eggs but I have worked around to avoid eggs just as I avoid eggs in my Sugar Cookie recipe.

Let’s start…

Take cumin seeds in a pan and roast them until they are slightly brown and fragrant. Set them aside to cool.

Line the baking trays with parchment paper/ butter paper. Lining the tray avoids having burnt bases and edges with the cookies and ensures they colour evenly even at the bottom and the cookies don’t spread too much.

Now, in the mixing bowl, cream together the butter and icing sugar until they are smooth and well incorporated.

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Next, seive in the flour and add salt. Whisk again until the flour is well incorporated into the creamed butter. Add baking powder and the 1 tbsp roasted cumin seeds. Make a smooth dough with your hands, you can add 1-2 tbsp milk if the dough needs some moisture to come together. It’s optional, I always add 2-3 tbsp. Smoothen the dough and set it aside for 10 mins.

Next, dust your work surface (I prefer silicon mats) with some flour and roll the dough to a thickness of about 3mm and cut them in any desired size and shape.

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Place the cut out cookies an inch apart on the lined baking tray. Sprinkle some roasted cumin over each cookie. Place the baking tray with the cookies in the refrigerator for 10 mins to set the cookies before baking.

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In the meanwhile, preheat the oven @180’c for 10-12 minutes.

Once the cookies have set in the refrigerator, bake them @180’c for 12-13 minutes using both upper and the lower heating elements/ rods. They will turn slightly golden on the edges once ready. (Every oven works differently so adjust the baking time and temperature according to that)

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The base of the cookies…a perfect golden brown 😍

Once baked, keep the tray on a cooling rack and let the cookies crisp up on the tray as they continue to cook for a few minutes on the hot tray. Remove them from the tray and place them on the cooling rack to let the cookies/ biscuits cool completely before storing in airtight boxes, they keep well for upto 3-4 days.

Cumin Cookies | Jeera Biscuits

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 24 cookies of 2" each

Bakery style Cumin Cookies a.k.a. Jeera Biscuits for your tea time!! These cookies are egg-free and very crisp. Just 30 minutes to a batch of these cookies!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup + 1 tbsp all purpose flour (Maida)
  • 1/2 cup / 1 stick unsalted butter (if using salted butter then skip adding any salt in the recipe)
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar (I use icing sugar as it helps the cookies hold better shape, you can use regular powdered sugar)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • a pinch of baking powder
  • 2 tbsp jeera (Cumin seeds)
  • 3-4 tbsp milk (if needed to bind the dough)

Instructions

  1. Take cumin seeds in a pan and roast them until they are slightly brown and fragrant. Set them aside to cool.
  2. Line the baking trays with parchment paper/ butter paper.
  3. Lining the tray avoids having burnt bases and edges with the cookies and ensures they color evenly even at the bottom and the cookies don't spread too much.
  4. Now, in the mixing bowl, cream together the butter and icing sugar until they are smooth and well incorporated.
  5. Next, sieve in the flour and add salt.
  6. Whisk again until the flour is well incorporated into the creamed butter.
  7. Add baking powder and the 1 tbsp. roasted cumin seeds.
  8. Make a smooth dough with your hands, you can add 1-2 tbsp. milk if the dough needs some moisture to come together.
  9. It's optional, I always add 2-3 tbsp.
  10. Smoothen the dough and set it aside for 10 minutes.
  11. Next, dust your work surface (I prefer silicon mats) with some flour and roll the dough to a thickness of about 3mm and cut them in any desired size and shape.
  12. Place the cut out cookies an inch apart on the lined baking tray.
  13. Sprinkle some roasted cumin over each cookie.
  14. Place the baking tray with the cookies in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to set the cookies before baking.
  15. In the meanwhile, preheat the oven @180'c for 10-12 minutes.
  16. Once the cookies have set in the refrigerator, bake them @180'c for 12-13 minutes using both upper and the lower heating elements/ rods.
  17. They will turn slightly golden on the edges once ready.
  18. The base of the cookies should be a perfect golden brown.
  19. Once baked, keep the tray on a cooling rack and let the cookies crisp up on the tray as they continue to cook for a few minutes on the hot tray.
  20. Remove them from the tray and place them on the cooling rack to let the cookies/ biscuits cool completely before storing them.

Notes

Every oven works differently so adjust the baking time and temperature according to that. Store these cookies airtight boxes, they keep well for up to 3-4 days.

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They taste best when served fresh with some tea/ coffee or simply as a munchy😀

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You can add more sugar or salt, as per your choice. But be generous with the cumin! If you liked these, do try Rose and Pistachio Cookies. 

Love,

Shreya💖

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24 comments on “Cumin Cookies | Jeera Biscuits”

    • Hi Meenal, you can replace APF with wheat flour and try although I haven’t. And about baking in an Tandoor – I am clueless, never had one to try. But I guess you can preheat the oven tandoor and place the cookies in an plate and bake for 12-14 mins. Try it once:)

  1. Jeera biscuits look amazing, they are prefect partner for evening tea.
    Love your food styling and Photography.

    • Afroz, thanks so much, means a lot!! 🙂 Yes, some hot tea and some of these cookies make for the perfect tea-time pair!

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