Strawberry Cookies

20 gm urad flour

30 gm plain flour

30 gm butter

½  tsp refined oil

Pinch of baking powder

15 gm powdered sugar

½ tsp water

1 drop of red food colour

Few pistachios

1. Add flour, urad flour, powdered sugar, and a big pinch of baking powder and mix them well. 
2. Rub in the cold butter cubes into the flour mixture until it looks like bread crumbs. 
3. Add 1 drop of the colouring into the water and mix well.   Add the coloured water to the flour mixture.  Knead into soft dough.  (Add more colouring if you desire a brighter colour for the strawberries.)
4. Keep the dough in the fridge for about 5 minutes.

5. In the meantime soak the pistachios for few minutes. 

6. Remove the skin carefully and cut them lengthwise into 4 pieces as shown in the picture.

7. Now take the dough out of the fridge and divide equally into 7 portions.

8. Line a baking tray with buttered paper. 

9. Take one portion of the dough and make it into a ball. 

10. Place it on the baking tray and bring it into a strawberry shape. 

11. Do the same with the other portions allowing   space in between the shapes for expansion.

12. With a sharp pointed pair of scissor snip the dough several times in rows as shown in the picture. 

13. Place the pistachio chips on the strawberries to represent sepals.

14. Bake in a hot oven 200 degree C for about 10-15 minutes until lightly browned.