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Wednesday 29 September 2010

Butter Biscuits

My mom used to make these as tea time snacks and we (my brother and myself) would complain they were way too simple and boring and why she hadn't made tarts and cakes and brownies instead. Yea absolutely spoilt we were when we were in school and my husband would say I still am, but 4 years of marriage has taught you to ignore him at times (or maybe even most of the time).
I just cannot get them right whatsoever. Its never crunchy, the dough consistency doesn't turn out well and when it comes to icing it..I'm quite clumsy. So this is the first of my 'no recipe' series (see I wasn't joking about that!) and a ruined one at that. 
There are tonnes of recipes online so I'm not posting them here. In spite of the cookies being a mess, I still ate them wholeheartedly:)
Enjoy!
There's yellow icing in case you are not able to figure:O
Boring design...I know!!!
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49 comments:

  1. Yours Truly29 September 2010 at 23:10

    awww they look so small and cutely edible. love the simple swirl!

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  2. Unknown29 September 2010 at 23:27

    The biscuits Look so perfect and tempting...liked your boring design too...:)

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  3. Satrupa29 September 2010 at 23:30

    The butter biscuits look like store bought ones ... n I don't agree with u on one thing .... the designs on them don't look boring at all ! :)

    Cheers n Happy Cooking,
    Satrupa

    http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

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  4. Anonymous29 September 2010 at 23:34

    count me in wherever cookie mess happens with 100% turnout!
    Atleast you could take some nice pictures....mine turn soo ugly every time that now I laugh...wholeheartdly
    boo!

    -Tanvi

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  5. Pavithra Elangovan29 September 2010 at 23:42

    Pictures are awesome and looks too good and tempting.

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  6. Reshmi Ahmed29 September 2010 at 23:53

    very simple cookies yet beautiful !

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  7. Shabs..30 September 2010 at 00:46

    Lol....how we take our mom's food and work for granted isnt it?!i always think how she must have managed everything so well even without complaining....I guess i do less of work and more of complaining;)....pinney that yellow icing....i thought it was uncooked cookie dough...hehe...

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  8. Satya30 September 2010 at 00:53

    butter biscuits looks very delicious ...love the icing too..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

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  9. Prerna@IndianSimmer30 September 2010 at 01:16

    Super cute :-)

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  10. Ria Mathew30 September 2010 at 03:26

    Hey Nisha, cheer up! Even I (just) had a mishap in kitchen...tried to create magic and it ended up a bit too sweet for my tooth :)

    I don't find anything wrong with it. No one would have known that it didn't come out fine, if you hadn't told us :)

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  11. Unknown30 September 2010 at 03:52

    Yummy looking butter biscuits....the forsting is so neatly presented

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  12. Suji30 September 2010 at 04:01

    Cookies kollam tto..Its not a boring design Nish, actually i loved it :-D

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  13. Sreelekha Sumesh30 September 2010 at 04:29

    Perfect cookies.Looks so crunchy!

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  14. Unknown30 September 2010 at 05:05

    Hi Nisha,

    I love butter cookies..made them about 2 weeks back...love baking but not getting the time!!

    Dr.Sameena@

    www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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  15. Monet30 September 2010 at 05:09

    It's a shame that these didn't turn out because they look lovely! I don't think you are a bad decorator at all. You will have to keep trying...you'll hit on magic eventually!

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  16. Padhu Sankar30 September 2010 at 06:27

    It looks good!! I like the pictures also very much

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  17. Sandhya Hariharan30 September 2010 at 09:13

    I love butter cookies...
    I had a failover in my first attempt..
    Bounced back with the tigh one in few months... this is perfectly shaped...

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  18. Umm Mymoonah30 September 2010 at 10:51

    Looks so cute with the icing on top.

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  19. J30 September 2010 at 10:59

    Looks perfect...and I was thinking of baking some cookies today!

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  20. Sanjeeta kk30 September 2010 at 12:09

    Simplicity at its best, the cookies look crunchy and cute.

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  21. Priya Suresh30 September 2010 at 13:21

    Pretty looking biscuits..fantastic..

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  22. Sweet artichoke30 September 2010 at 14:33

    Well, they look very good to me: slightly crunchy for the first bite and a bit moist inside, with a buttery taste...
    I find the pictures very poetic, with the delicate swirl and slightly misty at the background.

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  23. Finla30 September 2010 at 15:04

    If you look to the biscuit ther eis nothing wrong with it, i think we all criticise ourself when we make something which our mom made when we were young as we think we can't beat moms cooking.

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  24. Sarah Naveen30 September 2010 at 16:05

    awesome!!! i wanna grab all and gobble it all now...

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  25. notyet10030 September 2010 at 16:06

    lovely clicks,..cookies look yum too,.

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  26. Unknown30 September 2010 at 16:59

    hi nisha,

    im kinda sad now that i voted that i love the way u write more than actually the recipes.. now i realise thats not true.. i actually enjoy reading what u write and love the recipes too and the photographs too..

    see while voting i didnt realise the outcome of it.. i feel like ive been punished by my teacher..

    so pls pls put up the recipes too.. those butter cookies look soo delish, i want some now..

    i hope ull start posting the recipes soon too.

    take care
    nisha (im nisha too)

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  27. Suja Manoj30 September 2010 at 17:42

    They look really tempting and yummy...nice clicks

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  28. Lawyer Loves Lunch30 September 2010 at 18:38

    I don't think the design is boring at all! It'd rather quaint :) Now you have me craving butter biscuits!

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  29. Namitha30 September 2010 at 18:48

    Loved the icing..

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  30. Sunitha30 September 2010 at 18:48

    Looks great!

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  31. Ann30 September 2010 at 20:17

    Nisha, I took a lazy blogging break (irrelevant) but wanted you to know that I kept reading your posts in Google reader (relevant) and I kept having ROFL or LOL moments at all your trials and tribulations (very relevant) even though I never took the time to comment (irrelevant again, but so relevant to us bloggers). I wish i had gotten in on your poll, I would have been the wierdo that clicked on ALL THE ABOVE.

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  32. Torviewtoronto30 September 2010 at 21:18

    these look fantastic

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  33. Sushma Mallya1 October 2010 at 03:37

    They look perfect & yum...

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  34. Nitha1 October 2010 at 04:08

    they looks so cute..

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  35. abraham1 October 2010 at 06:21

    Pictures are awesome and looks too good

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  36. Sweet Artichoke1 October 2010 at 06:23

    Hi Nisha,
    The mini casserole is not a real LeCreuset, I bought it in a CASA shop. (I think do you find CASA in UK) :-)
    Cheers,

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  37. Akila1 October 2010 at 17:21

    it was lovely dear....awesome pic...

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  38. Sanchita1 October 2010 at 17:26

    Looks like the biscuit will melt in mouth within seconds..Lovely photos..

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  39. Unknown1 October 2010 at 18:50

    Looks perfect & delicious.

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  40. Akila2 October 2010 at 08:06

    check my blog for a surprise....

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  41. aipi3 October 2010 at 04:58

    they are so cute and delicate !

    US Masala

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  42. PJ3 October 2010 at 05:17

    But they look so cute! how can you call them disaster and boring.. decoration is nice too. you know, i have learnt something for once.. never ever try to make a recipe that is your mom's specialty ;) relativity rules.

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  43. Unknown3 October 2010 at 17:54

    I made them last week too, wanted it crispy and crunchy but they melted in my mouth...loving urs looks much better than mine...those blue background gorgeous :)

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  44. Reflections4 October 2010 at 12:33

    The BBs look good to me.....I cd imagine u concentrating while icing it:-)

    p.s: late I know but just thot I'll tell u the header looks good tho I have to scroll to the right a bit to see the whole thing

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  45. Hamaree Rasoi4 October 2010 at 13:01

    Well to me these are the best , smooth looking butter cookies I have ever seen. I never get this kind of smooth look. Would request you to provide me the recipe. Very tempting pics

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  46. vrinda4 October 2010 at 14:22

    Buttery n yummy cookies...

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  47. J4 October 2010 at 19:16

    Hey nisha, I just tried your french yogurt cupcakes (tweaked it a bit) and they were awesome! I certainly am making these again!

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  48. Unknown4 October 2010 at 20:26

    Superb pictures, Nisha..Butter cookies look perfect and yummy!! Loved your boring design ;-)

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  49. Unknown6 October 2010 at 18:16

    They look nice enough to me - I wish I could get my cookies chewy like those ones in Sainsburys but I've not managed it yet!!

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