Tutti frutti cookies

This is an egg less cookie made with all-purpose flour, custard powder and tutti fruti.

 

                                                Tutti frutti
Tutti frutti is candied raw papaya, which is available in all grocery and department stores. It is used in the preparation of biscuits, bread, fruit salads, custards, ice cream besides dry fruit rice. It is an ideal ingredient for food decoration and colourful food presentation.

Ingredients:
Tutti frutti -1/2 cup
All purpose flour -2 1/2cups
Custard powder -1/2cup
Baking powder - 1pinch
Butter -100gm
Powdered sugar -100gm
Pineapple essence -1/2tsp
Milk/water - 2tsps

Method:
Combine the all-purpose flour, custard powder and baking powder. Sieve twice and keep it aside.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the sugar and butter nicely. It should look like a paste. Add milk to this sugar mixture and stir well. Then slowly add the dry ingredients and the tutti frutti pieces. Add the pineapple essence. Mix well and make soft dough out of it. Flatten it with a rolling pin and cut into square pieces. Bake in a preheated oven at 150 c for 15 minutes.