Tutti frutti biscuits recipe with step by step photos – crisp and tasty eggless tutti frutti cookies made with whole wheat flour.
Cookies or biscuits as we call them in India are popular as a tea time snack. We love to dip biscuits in our tea and have time. for kids, the biscuits are dipped in milk. Like most biscuits, these tutti frutti cookies are also an awesome tea time snack. Since we are approaching christmas and new year, I though of sharing the recipe. This is the first time I made these cookies and have adapted them from a book on industrial baking.
These cookies can be stored at room temperature for about a month. the recipe yields about 475 grams of cookies or 60 to 62 biscuits. Quite a large batch. The recipe can also be halved proportionately and you can make a small batch of cookies.
The method used to make the cookies is the butter+sugar creaming technique. You can use a handheld electric mixer, food processor or even as stand mixer to do this. Apart from tutti frutti, you can also add chopped dry fruits and nuts. The texture of the cookies is crisp, flaky and a bit crumbly.
These egg free tutti frutti cookies would also make a nice gift to family or friends.
How to make tutti frutti cookies
1. Firstly take ½ cup of sugar in a dry grinder.
2. Grind to a fine powder. You can also use ½ cup icing sugar instead. Keep aside.
3. Grease a baking tray with some butter.
4. In a mixing bowl take ¾ cup softened butter (140 grams butter).
5. Add the powdered sugar.
6. With a beater, cream the butter and sugar till the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
7. On a medium speed, it took me about 4 to 5 minutes to cream the butter and sugar till smooth and light.
8. Here’s a pic of the creamed butter and sugar. also preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius/356 degrees fahrenheit. The oven should be preheated 15 minutes before baking.
9. Now add 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla essence. You can also use ½ tsp cardamom powder or ¼ tsp nutmeg powder, if you do not have vanilla extract. Also rose essence or extract can be added. In fact you can add any fruit extract or essence.
10. Fold the vanilla extract with the creamed mixture.
11. Next directly sift 2 cups whole wheat flour or atta (240 grams) directly in the bowl containing the creamed butter. You can also sift the flour in a plate and then add. Instead of whole wheat flour, you can also use all purpose flour or maida or half-half of both the flours.
12. Now add 3 to 4 tbsp milk. I added 4 tbsp. Depending on the quality of flour you may need to add more or less milk. The milk helps in binding and to get the mixture together in a dough.
13. Begin to gently mix with your hands.
14. Mixing gently, gather the whole mixture in a dough. Do not knead. the mixture should be able to come together and hold easily. Add 1 or 2 tbsp more of the milk if the dough is not able to come together in a dough. if in case, the dough becomes sticky, then sprinkle some flour evenly all over and gently mix again.
Rolling tutti frutti cookies
15. Now roll the dough gently having a width of 0.5 cm at the edges.
16. Sprinkle 4 to 5 tbsp tutti frutti evenly on the rolled cookie dough.
17. Gently press the tutti frutti so that they get embedded in the dough.
18. With a biscuit cutter, cut the cookie slices.
Baking tutti frutti cookies
19. Gently remove them and place on the greased baking tray. These tutti frutti cookies are light and soft, so do remove gently and carefully without breaking them.
20. Bake in the preheated oven at 180 degrees C/356 degrees fahrenheit for 15-20 mins till the tops become light golden. Since oven temperatures vary, it may takes less or more time. So do keep a check. For convection ovens use the preheating and baking temperature of 160 degrees celsius/320 degrees fahrenheit. In an OTG, keep the tray on the center rack with both the top and bottom heating elements on.
21. Bake till the cookies are a light or pale golden. Do not over bake them as then they will become very hard. Here’s a closer look of the cookies.
22. The base should also be light golden to golden as you see in the picture below. I baked in two batches as I have a small oven. If you have a big oven, you can bake these tutti frutti cookies in one go.
23. After a minute, place them on a wired rack. Let them cool at room temperature. Once cooled, store them in an air-tight box or jars.
24. Serve the tutti frutti cookies as a dessert snack or tea time snack.
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tutti frutti cookies
Ingredients
- 240 grams whole wheat flour or 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 140 grams butter or ¾ cup softened butter
- 100 grams sugar or ½ cup sugar or ½ cup powdered sugar or icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 35 to 40 grams tutti frutti or 4 to 5 tablespoon tutti frutti (candied raw papaya pieces)
- 3 to 4 tablespoon milk or add as required
- some butter for greasing the baking tray
Instructions
making tutti frutti cookies dough
- Firstly take 1/2 cup sugar in a dry grinder.
- Grind to a fine powder. You can also use 1/2 cup icing sugar instead. Keep aside.
- Grease a baking tray with some butter.
- In a mixing bowl take 3/4 cup softened butter (140 grams butter).
- Add the powdered sugar. With a beater, cream the butter and sugar till the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
- On a medium speed, it took me about 4 to 5 minutes to cream the butter and sugar till smooth and light.
- Now add 1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla essence. You can also use 1/2 tsp cardamom powder or 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder, if you do not have vanilla extract. Also rose essence or extract can be added. In fact you can add any fruit extract or essence.
- Fold the vanilla extract with the creamed mixture.
- Next directly sift 2 cups whole wheat flour directly in the bowl containing the creamed butter. You can also sift the flour in a plate and then add. Instead of whole wheat flour, you can also use all purpose flour or maida or half-half of both the flours.
- Now add 3 to 4 tbsp milk. I added 4 tbsp. Depending on quality of flour you may need to add more or less milk. The milk helps in binding and to get the mixture together in a dough.
- Begin to gently mix with your hands and gather the whole mixture in a dough. Do not knead.
- The mixture should be able to come together and hold easily. Add 1 or 2 tbsp more of the milk if the dough is not able to come together in a dough.
rolling tutti frutti cookies
- Now roll the dough gently having a width of 0.5 cm at the edges.
- Sprinkle 4 to 5 tbsp tutti frutti evenly on the rolled cookie dough.
- Gently press the tutti frutti so that they get embedded in the dough.
- With a biscuit cutter, cut the cookie slices.
- Gently remove them and place on the greased baking tray.
making tutti frutti cookies
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven at 180 degrees c/356 degrees fahrenheit for 15-20 mins till the tops become light golden. Since oven temperatures vary, it may takes less or more time. So do keep a check. For convection ovens use the preheating and baking temperature of 160 degrees celsius/320 degrees fahrenheit.
- Bake till the cookies are a light or pale golden. Do not over bake them as then they will become very hard.
- The base should also be light golden to golden. I baked in two batches as I have a small oven. If you have a big oven, you can bake these tutti frutti cookies in one go.
- After a minute, place them on a wired rack. Let them cool at room temperature. Once cooled, store them in an air-tight box or jars.
- Serve these cookies as a dessert snack or tea time snack.
Hi dassana,
How to bring together cookie mixture but avoiding any kneading.. Could you please suggest some video showing the same?
hi ruchi, just mix with a spoon or spatula or with the finger, till the mixture adheres together and comes in one ball of cookie dough. do not press or give any kneading strokes to the mixture. i usually just mix everything with a spoon or with my hands till the entire mixture comes together. sometimes i use a stand mixer too. if the mixture looks dry, then sprinkle some milk and this will help in binding the mixture. you can check this youtube video of gemma’s bigger bolder baking and i hope it helps – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jBWWsJecLk
Hi Dasanna
Is it possible to make these cookies or normal butter cookies with jaggery powder or coconut sugar? If so, what’s the procedure?
Thanks
hi ramya, you can make any cookies with jaggery or coconut sugar. just replace the sugar in the recipe with jaggery powder or coconut sugar. for jaggery powder, you can use a sieve to filter out hard particles which won’t dissolve. or you can run the jaggery powder in a mixer to make it finer. there should be no granules in the cookie dough. or else you can mix the grated jaggery or chopped jaggery with the liquids used in the recipe (milk, buttermilk or cream). hope this helps.
Is it possible to make cookies with oil instead of butter?
yes you can make cookies with oil. when cookies are made with oil, they tend to be more on the softer side. it also depends on the quantity of oil added. you can have a look at these cookie recipes which i have made with oil.
orange cookies – https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/eggless-orange-crinkle-cookies-recipe/
coconut cookies – https://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/eggless-coconut-cookies-recipe/
Hi,
How do we check the doneness of cookies? Coz when I touch them after baking for about 20 to 25 minutes, it looks done but is soft. On cooling for about 10 to 15 minutes, the outer s hard but the inside s chewy. Does it become crispy on further cooling?
i usually check by placing a fork or my fingers or the cookies. if there is no impressions of the fork or fingers, then the cookies are done. on further cooling the butter will solidify, so there will be some crispness and crunchiness.
Hello mam…i used bajaj otg ..mere cokkies upar s n niche s ekdm hard ho gye aur beech m kacche reh gye…150° m 12 min about bake ki both elements me..isse pehle 180° me ki tab aur hard ho gye the..plz help
vishaka, 150 degress kam temperature hain baking ke liye. isliye cookies kacche reh gaye hain. cookie ka mixture atta ki taran knead naa kare. is se cookies bahut hard hi jate hain. cookie ke mixture ko bilkul knead nahi karna chahiye. halke hathon se mix kare jab tak pura mishran ek jut ho jata hain. aur jyaada time ke liye bake na kare. is se bhi cookies hard ho jati hain.
Hi dassana today I tried these tutie fruitie buscuits second time but again they were hard..i exactly follow the recepies instructions.your cookies are looking light and fluffy,don’t know what happened with my cookies.please tell me some tips for baking perfect cookies in otg
pooja, firstly do not over bake them. if cookies are baked too much they turn hard. to check if they are done, press a small spoon or a fork on them. the impression of the fork or spoon should not come on the surface. also do not knead. if a cookie dough is kneaded, its ruins the entire recipe and the hard work. just mix and bring together all the ingredients. if dry you can add some more milk. so try with these two suggestions and see if the cookies improve.
Thanks for the reply.I made these tuti fruti cookies but they were raw from inside and taste like gulgule. Little raw from inside.I m using otg.dnt knw what happened
try baking for some more time. since the temperatures vary from oven to oven, it can take less or more time. you can even bake them now. just preheat the oven for 15 minutes and then keep them in the oven.