Eggless Tutti Frutti Biscuits - Hyderabad's Famous Bakery Style Cookies

Christmas is around and what better way to celebrate than making a batch of these colorful goodies.  These eggless cookies are favorite to most of the Hyderabadi’s, as these are similar to Karachi Bakery fruit biscuits. Easy to whip-in and quick to bake, these cookies with small bits of candied fruit make them pretty and tastes yum. This is such an easy recipe that even beginners in baking can try their hands on it.

Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup icing sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup tutti frutti
½ tsp vanilla essence
Pinch of salt
2 tbsp milk

Method

• Beat butter and powdered sugar in a mixing bowl till smooth and creamy. Add vanilla essence and keep it aside.
• Sieve flour and salt. Add tutti frutti to flour and mix well. Stir flour into butter mixture and mix until well combined. If required add 1 tbsp milk at a time and knead to smooth dough. Sprinkle flour if dough is sticky.
• Roll dough to form a log and cover with a cling film / plastic wrap and pop it in refrigerator for atleast 1 hour (can be refrigerated overnight). 
• Preheat oven to 180 degree and line a baking tray with parchment paper. Take the log out of fridge and remove the wrap. Cut it with a sharp knife into 1/2 inch thick discs.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or till the edges starts turning golden brown (flip in between and do not allow turning brown). 
• Remove cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack. Let them cool completely and then store in an airtight container.