How To Make

Khapli Wheat Shortbread Cookies

Recipe

Khapli wheat shortbread cookies recipe begins with an important question that might cross your mind when swapping refined flour or maida with whole wheat atta, like Aashirvaad Chakki Khapli Atta. This atta is made from one of the ancient grains in human cultivation, and any baked goodie, in this case, a shortbread cookie, will have a more pronounced flavour with an earthy and nutty taste to it, aside from the usual buttery and baked taste. Retaining its germ and bran content, khapli atta might be more nutrient-dense, with more fibre, protein, and the goddess of iron and vitamin B1, but the gluten is fragile. In a yeast bread, lower gluten means less rise and a denser crumb. But in shortbread, a recipe that deliberately uses fat to limit gluten development and achieve a tender, crumbly texture, lower gluten is an advantage. Khapli wheat flour produces a shortbread that is naturally shorter, more delicate, and more flavourful than its refined-flour counterpart. Because of the lower gluten content, the khapli wheat shortbread cookie recipe calls for a slightly higher butter ratio than the source recipe's standard whole-wheat formula. The extra fat compensates for the different protein structure, helping the dough hold together without becoming crumbly or unworkable. Making sure the sugar and butter are well mixed before adding the flour is what gives the finished cookie its signature melt-in-the-mouth quality. This recipe also includes an optional dark chocolate glaze for the khapli wheat shortbread cookies.