5. Marzipan cookies
| Ingredients |
Amount |
| White flour |
(140 g) |
| Butter (Salt free) |
(80 g) |
| Powdered sugar* |
(35 g) |
| Almond essence |
2-3 drops |
| Method |
- Set the oven at 300°f
- Cream fat and sugar, add almond essence and mix well.
- Add flour, mix thoroughly to make a dough.
- Divide dough in to 20 equal pieces
- Shape in desirable shapes (like fruit, flowers etc). Sprinkle little
sugar on each cookie press it lightly with palms.
- Place on ungreased baking trays, keep sprinkle sugar side up. Chill for 15 minutes.
- Bake for 10 minutes or till set, but do not brown.
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| Variation - You can prepare ginger cookies by using ginger powder (1/4th tsp) in place
of almond essence. |
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| Serves- 20 pieces |
| Nutritive value |
Per
serving |
Energy
(kcal) |
Protein
(g) |
CH0
(g) |
Fat
(g) |
Na
(mg) |
K
(mg) |
Phos
(mg) |
Iron
(mg) |
Ca
(mg) |
| 1piece |
68.32 |
0.7 |
7.1 |
3.2 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
- Suitable for renal failure patients with controlled K (Potassium) levels.
- Unsuitable for patient with Diabetes.
*Should be avoided by diabetics.
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