Atta Biscuit Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Cookies Spiced with Cardamom)

Step 1: To make Atta Biscuit Recipe (Whole Wheat Flour Cookies Spiced with Cardamom), we will first preheat the oven to 170 C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with little butter

Step 2: Sift together flour, bran, sugar and cardamom pods powder in a large mixing bowl

Step 3: Now add the cubed and chilled butter into the dry ingredients, mix using your fingers or a pastry cutter, until the cookie dough forms a crumbly sandy mixture

Step 4: Next add one tablespoon of milk at a time to make a soft and firm cookie dough

Step 5: When you notice the flour has come together and is well combined, then you can stop kneading the dough

Step 6: To shape the cookies, divide the dough into equal size small portions and roll into balls

Step 7: Flatten each ball into a disc about 1/4" thick

Step 8: Arrange the biscuits on the lined baking sheets at some distance apart

Step 9: Press half a cashew into the centre of each biscuit

Step 10: Bake biscuits for approx

Step 11: 20-22 minutes each or until done and golden around the edges

Step 12: Rotate each sheet halfway through for even baking

Step 13: Once baked, transfer biscuits to a wire rack to cool down before storing

Step 14: Serve Atta Biscuit (Whole Wheat Flour Cookies Spiced with Cardamom) with a cup of masala chai for the evening snacks or store in an airtight box at room temperature