Custard Cookies
Tiny and delicious bites of the most melt-in-your mouth, crumbly cookies ever!! Easy to make, and they taste outstanding!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose/plain flour
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 1/2 cup pure icing sugar
- 250 gm unsalted butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla essence
Instructions
- Bring the butter to room temperature. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C.If you have a food processor, mix the butter with icing and vanilla. Process for a couple of minutes or until well combined. You can use a hand-mixer.Add the flour and custard. Pulse until JUST well combined. Do not over-process coz then your cookies won’t have a fine delicate crumbly texture.Shape as desired and bake on greased trays! (12-15minutes)
Notes
I rolled teeny balls with my hands, placed them on the tray and flattened them slightly with a fork. Dip the fork in flour to avoid it sticking to the cookies. If the cookies crumble or crack during shaping, add a few drops of milk and try again.
good Alhamdulillah
Asalam-Alaikum…i would like to ask u if macro-wave grill can bake a cake?
W/Salaam, have never used a microwave for baking.
Hi, can i make it chocolate !
Hi, can i make it chocolate ! like adding cocoa ?
Hi, yes just replace some of
Hi, yes just replace some of the flour with cocoa powder.
plz made some food for daibetic patients i want to learn those recipies
Salams, in this recipe, the “cups” that you have written, are they teh normal tea cups or can i use a mug, the normal size mug?
W/Salaam, please use this note as a measurement guide. My Measurements
dear fauzia yeh biscuits sooper n bakery biscuit jese hongai ya hard?
Hi! I got my partner to translate for me because I do not speak Urdu. No idea how Sooper n Bakery biscuits usually are, but these are the crumbly melt-in-your-mouth kind of cookies.
thanksssssss soon i will try rose rolls
as.kum iwant to ask about butter,if i dont have butter can i use magarine like blue band,does it work with your recepies,plsss.
W/Salaam, yes that is fine, you can use Blue Band margarine.
Tried ur custard cookie….they were simply awesome!! Thanks for ur recipie 🙂
salam sis can we use margarine intead of butter
It won’t taste the same but yes you can.
Salam, pls can I use normal sugar instead of d icing sugar?
W/Salaam, no please use icing sugar for this recipe otherwise the results will not be the same.
salams…thank you so much for this recipe..it was a hit xxx
Hi can I use butter “Mill” or “tara”? thanks
Hi, sorry I don’t know those brands.
Which flour? Plain?
Yes.
hi fauzia i just want to ask if we can use custard of any flavor or a specific flavor will work best regards
Hi! I use vanilla/plain flavoured. Any flavour will work though.
my kid lov dis cookies.can u gv some kid speciel dishes please
Assalamu alaikum fauziaji…i am a big fan of u till now which ever recipe i tried of urs was a big hit say, chicken bread, pizza rolls, bread cones and alll…in am at present making ur nutty fruity biscuits…. I just wanted to ask does these custard biscuits tast like gooday biscuits? Thank u very much for all ur recipes and the wonderful description of it… Luvv fadia
W/Salaam, thanks for your lovely feedback. Sorry but I don’t know what gooday biscuits are so cannot be sure if those resemble these.
Apa what is icing sugar??
pure icing sugar???
Yes
can u name a durable food processor which can grind dry ingredients,chop,slice,puree vegetables and mix dough.
Moulinex is good.
Very finely powdered sugar which has cornflour added to it.
Aslm Alkm, I tried out the recipe n the cookies were hard. What did I do wrong as all the other recipes I’ve tried out have been super
W/Salaam, did you make any changes to the recipe at all? Did you overmix the cookie dough? How long did you bake them for?
Assalamwalaikum, want to knw if there is baking powder or s.b.c?
W/Salaam, nope neither baking powder nor baking soda needed in this recipe.
Plain flour means …. Wheat flour or maida flour ?
Maida.
Aslm Alkm Fauzia. Thank you so much for your delicious recipes…am ur big fan! Kindly what’s maida? What flour type is it? I thought one could use wheat flour instead….
W/Salaam, maida is the same as plain flour or all purpose flour.
What will be the temperature of the oven?
Very nice
Temperature is included in the recipe.
I want to know the gas mark for this temperature.
Gas Mark 4.
Salam Aleikum.
I would like to ask..will it be ok if i use finely grinded sugar instead of the icing sugar?
W/Salaam, icing sugar has cornflour in it which gives the cookies a melt-in-mouth texture. Grinded sugar will not have the extra ingredient. You can add 2 tbsp of cornflour in every cup of sugar then grind together and use.
Salam ur doing a great job:)
As I will be making d icing sugar at home I wanted to know how much of colour should I use? Four tbsp? and mixed with sugar or flour?
W/Salaam, thank you. I do not understand what you need the colour for?
sorry typo mistake: cornflour**** not colour
Hi
Thankyou so much for the delicious recipes u have posted.
Realy I tried this vowwwww. It’s crunchy and tasty
made these cookies and they are yummy. thanks a lot for the recipes.
fauzia plz tell me again the method of icing sugar.2 tbsp cornflour per cup of sugar or flour?plz specify………..
ur recipies are so practical and easy i made baked nans,pound cake,nan khatai etc and they turned awsome MASHALLAH.JAZAKALLAH KHAIR.
Sugar not flour dear, as icing sugar is basically powdered SUGAR. 🙂
assalamualikum cn we skip vanilla essence…
Yes you can.
even tl d method of icing sugar…. plz……thankz in advance…
Method given in above comments. 🙂
Salaaam….Salaaam….
Hi,
250g of sugar is well over a cup. don’t u think it is bit to much? i tried them last year. they smelled fantastic but they got melted while baking as the batter was kind of floating in butter. not sure, what went wrong with me. could u please assist?
Hi, this is ICING SUGAR not normal sugar. So 250gm is just right. Did you use normal sugar? Coz no way they would have melted if you used icing sugar.
Salaam apa, can we use without any mixer??
is it ok if use with only hands??
W/Salaam, yes that is fine, just try to avoid over-handling the mixture…be very quick when mixing. 🙂
Salami fouzia
Can u plz tell …. 250 grams of butter will b how much ….. 1 cup or 1 and half cup..?
W/Salaam, 1 cup of butter is 225 gm. So 250gm is 1 cup plus about 2 tbsp extra.
Dear,Plz tell me how much
Dear,Plz tell me how much icing sugar in Custard cookies recipe,you mention half cup icing sugar in Ingredients list,Is it enough for the recipe?. Can i use more icing sugar,i thing this quantity is low.plz reply me soon, i want to try this recipe……….
You can but it may make your
You can but it may make your cookie dough drier. The amount should be perfect actually. You can then dip the cookies in chocolate and let them set if you prefer to have them sweeter.
1/2 cup custard powder mean 4
1/2 cup custard powder mean 4 tablespoons or 8 tablespoons(heaped),how many grams?.
Half a cup of custard powder
Half a cup of custard powder is about 70gm.
Asak fauzia . Will half a cup
Asak fauzia . Will half a cup of icing sugar b 60gms (im comparing it with ur flour measurement as the consistency of both is the same ) or shld I take ur sugar measurement and divide it into half ?
Salaam . How much will half a
Salaam . How much will half a cup of icing sugar b in gms ?
W/Salaam, it would be 60gm. :
W/Salaam, it would be 60gm. 🙂
Salam Fauzia, thanks for ur
Salam Fauzia, thanks for ur recipes:)..wanted to ask if using salted butter would change the taste of the cookies? I desperately want to bake these but only have salted butter 🙁
W/Salaam, salted butter is
W/Salaam, salted butter is fine, I use it sometimes when I run out of unsalted and it gives great results. 🙂
assalamu alaikum fauzia
assalamu alaikum fauzia
going to start baking with ur jeera and custard cookies insha allah. let me know if greaseproof paper is a must (as i could not find them ..)or just greasing on tray is fine..
jazakallahu khairan
W/Salaam, yes that is fine.
W/Salaam, yes that is fine. Just lightly butter the tray to avoid the cookies sticking to the tray.
Salaams Fauzia aunty, hope
Salaams Fauzia aunty, hope Ramadhan is coming along well for you…can I add an egg to enhance the flavor or is it okay the way it is? Thanks 🙂
W/Salaam, it is fine as is. :
W/Salaam, it is fine as is. 🙂 May I ask, how old are you?
Salaams, I am 14. I don’t
Salaams, I am 14. I don’t know if you remember my previous comments but I am really inspired by your website 😀
W/Salaam, yes I remember now,
W/Salaam, yes I remember now, thank you! 🙂
salaam Fauzia
salaam Fauzia
You havent added baking powder to it? how does it rise then?
W/Salaam, these cookies do
W/Salaam, these cookies do not require baking powder, try them. 🙂
Salam fauzia, I would like to
Salam fauzia, I would like to try your custard biscuits they look very yummy but just wanted to confirm that I have got measuring cups and in that 1 cup is 250gms and half cup is 125gm. So can I use my measuring cups for this recipe or use your measurements in which one cup flour is 120gms. I want to try this recipe tomorrow so please reply as soon as possible.
W/Salaam. Just to clarify for
W/Salaam. Just to clarify for you, the cups may SAY 250gm, but really it depends on the ingredient being measured. Not all ingredients weigh the same. For example if you take 2 exact same bags, fill one with rocks and another with feathers, obviously one will weigh more than the other even though the SIZE of the bag is the same. Get me? So 1 cup of flour is ALWAYS 120gm. and 1 cup of sugar will always be 200gm. Same cup, different ingredients so different weights. Best to go by a scale to confirm how much your cup can hold of each ingredient.
Ok thx alot fauzia. And
Ok thx alot fauzia. And please tell me how much is custard powderin gms
As mentioned in an earlier
As mentioned in an earlier comment above, 60gm. 🙂
Salam faizai do u have videos
Salam faizai do u have videos?
W/Salaam, no videos.
W/Salaam, no videos.
The cookies turned out
The cookies turned out prefect, tasted too good.thanks for the recipe.
Salam fauzia,
Salam fauzia,
Your recipes are delicious and yummilicious..thanks for sharing them with us.i am going to try ur custard cookies today….can I add a pinch of salt because my toddler is not so fond of sweet biscuits.thank you
W/Salaam, yes you can
W/Salaam, yes you can although if you use salted butter it will have that extra touch of salt. 🙂
Wow so delicious n so easy…
Wow so delicious n so easy…
can i make this cookies with
can i make this cookies with clarified butter?
They work best with butter.
They work best with butter.
Asalamu alaikm
Asalamu alaikm
FAUZIA ur recipies are awesome n delicious… I love to eat n make ur recipes…. May Allah bless you… Ameen
can I use 1 egg in this mixture because my batter is some dry?
W/Salaam, am a bit worried
W/Salaam, am a bit worried about the addition of an egg, normally the amount of butter used in the recipe should be more than enough. Did you measure out the flour and other ingredients accurately?
Yes I measured…. if egg is
Yes I measured…. if egg is not suitable for this recipe…. can I use more butter or what u suggest?
Am worried that the addition
Am worried that the addition of butter will throw the balance off and the cookies may end up being too greasy. Am really surprised as this is a recipe that has been tried by very many people and it seems to have worked out ok with the ratio of ingredients given. You can try and add a little bit of beaten egg, it probably would be a safer bet than adding more butter.
Thnx… I follow ur recipes
Thnx… I follow ur recipes same as they are… well will try adding 1 egg In Shaa Allah….
Salam…its very crumbly..how
Salam…its very crumbly..how can i give shape of cookies..pls help me
W/Salaam, did you make
W/Salaam, did you make changes in the ingredients? It shouldn’t be crumbly. You can add a bit of milk.
Amazing recipe! Tried it the
Amazing recipe! Tried it the classic way yesterday and did a chocolate batch today. My niece can’t get enough of these!
p.s. I JUST started baking so this was the very first thing I tried. Bless you for making it so easy! =)
Awesome recipe.my kids love
Awesome recipe.my kids love these cookies:)
aslm.alkm.you have not
aslm.alkm.you have not mentioned baking powder, is it not necessary?
W/Salaam, this recipe does
W/Salaam, this recipe does not require baking powder.
Assalam.
Assalam.
Will u plz name some brands of unsalted butter coz here in Malawi mostly products come from Kenya
W/Salaam, I use the kenyan
W/Salaam, I use the kenyan KCC butter or Brookside butter. You can use either salted or unsalted, either one will be fine for this recipe.
Salamz fauzia… I tried
Salamz fauzia… I tried these cookies yesterday n ma sha Allah it’s really awesome n easy recipe… Everybody luv this cookies especially my lil son.. Jazakallah
Salaams! Wanted to know if I can use margarine instead of butter? If yes, should the quantity be the same?
W/Salaam, margarine will not give the exact same results in texture and flavour but yes you can. And yes the quantity should be maintained same.