Whole wheat Cumin cookies (jeera biscuits). A very simple, very addictive, slightly sweet, slightly salty, and packed with the aromatic cumin seeds- Jeera Biscuits! Everybody's favorite and of course mine too. Jeera biscuits are most probably one of the most popular and loved by all biscuits all over India. Jeera biscuits are the most popular goodies of the local bakeries. One can find them in every road side stall.

With a beautiful balance of sweetness and salt and with flavour of jeera that gets roasted while baking, these biscuits are unique in taste. I baked my own batch using whole. Whole Wheat Cumin Cookies- Jeera Biscuits. You can have Whole wheat Cumin cookies (jeera biscuits) using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Whole wheat Cumin cookies (jeera biscuits)

You need of Dry ingredients.
You need 1 3/4 cup of whole wheat flour.
It's 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
It's 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
It's 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
Prepare 1 teaspoon of salt.
It's 3/4 teaspoon of to put in dough + 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds(jeera).
It's of Dairy products.
Prepare 1/2 stick (100 Gms) of butter.
It's 4 tablespoons of + 2 teaspoon milk (room temperature).

Use a cookie cutter and cut into small shapes. Gather the remaining dough and roll again,cut with cookie cutter and repeat the process until the whole dough gets over. Thin crispy cookie strips with a slight nutty flavour from the cumin. Texture: Super crunchy whole wheat biscuits.

Whole wheat Cumin cookies (jeera biscuits) instructions

Beat butter and sugar till light and fluffy..
In a bowl whisk together whole wheat flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Add ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds..
Add dry ingredients to butter sugar mixture and mix well till it resembles bread crumbs. Add milk. Begin by adding 2 tablespoons. Knead. Add 2 tablespoons more and knead. Add more milk only if the mixture feels dry. It should come together as soft dough. It should not be sticky..
Preheat oven to 170 degrees Centigrade. Grease a baking tray.
Roll out a thick chapatti of dough Cut out cookies with a cookie cutter..
Arrange them on the baking tray..
Bake for 10-12 minutes till the cookies turn golden.Cool and store in an airtight container..

Level: Super easy to make, bake and indulge. Occasion: These cookies taste best after a long tiring day with a cup of tea in one hand! These jeera biscuits are Indian bakery style cookies. With a mix of sweet and savoury taste and roasted cumin flavor and aroma, these biscuits are very addictive. The golden brown colour of these biscuits is because of the use of whole wheat flour and jaggery powder.