Steamed, Gluten-free and Vegan Ukdiche Modak are what you can enjoy this Ganesh. Enjoy simple and delicious Festival food and stay healthy.

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Steamed, Gluten-free and Vegan Ukdiche Modak are what you can enjoy this Ganesh. Enjoy simple and delicious Festival food and stay healthy.
by [Archana Potdar] · This post may contain affiliate links · 29 Comments
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These ultimate cookies are loved in our home. These cookies taste doughy but they are well cooked. Since we add almost double the chocolate the recipe calls for you can be sure there is yummy chocolate in every bite. So why not make a batch for your Christmas gift bags? They do make a wonderful base for amazing desserts!
Though we prefer to use the mixer you can hand whip a batch up. This recipe uses egg but there is a substitute if you want them eggless.
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My younger kid, Akanksha made these cookies first when I was out of the station. She clicked pictures from her sister phone and shared them with me.
She is the same kid who once made a lava lamp with the oil on the kitchen counter. I was worried, and for once hubby was worried too! We just hoped she had not hurt herself.
Needless to say, our worries were baseless.
Now she's all grown up and lives in Bengaluru. This time when she came home she made these cookies again. But, she insisted on making them blue (She's developed a bit of an obsession with blue food colouring).
Thankfully, she agreed to make only some of them blue. So finally, we made the marbled chocolate chip cookies.
The reasons are simple:
How do I keep my cookies soft?
Add butter, brown sugar and eggs especially egg yolks provide moisture and retain it in the end product. Playing around with the cookie dough keep this in mind.
My cookies were soft on day one but they became hard from the second day. Why?
Cookies that retain moisture are soft. As the time elapses the water/moisture starts evaporating. The sugar and starch lose water and naturally your cookies will be harder.
Are there any ways to keep the cookies soft?
Yes, you can eat soft cookies everyday … bake everyday! Just joking you can make soft cookies if you
1. Under bake your cookies. So instead of the regular 8 minutes baking time get them out at about 7 minutes. Cool them till you can handle them. Transfer to an air-tight container. Ta-da moist cookies!
2. Use brown sugar in place of regular sugar. Brown sugar is hygroscopic, which means they retain moisture.
3. One trick is not to flatten the cookie dough on the baking tray.
4. Use an air-tight container and make sure the lid is closed properly at all times.
My cookies are hard why?
Did you overbake the cookies? The cookies seemed undercooked, so did you bake them again? This is a sure shot method to get hard cookies.
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Srividhya says
great recipe for school snacks
Padmajha PJ says
So sweet of your daughter to make this for you Archana. Hugs to the budding chef...
Varadas Kitchen says
She has done a fabulous job. And taken some really nice pictures.
Usha says
Young lady did a good job both with the bake and pictures.
Suma Gandlur says
Your little one too contributed for this marathon. 🙂 Kudos to her for trying a recipe and remembering to take pictures for momma's blog.
The cookies look crunchy and crispy.
Vaishali Sabnani says
Kudos to the baby:)) beautiful cookies and the pics look very good Archana.
Priya Suresh says
Scrumptious cookies, chocolate chips cookies makes me always crazy..
Srivalli says
How wonderful to know your kiddo made this!..looks fantastic Arch!
Harini-Jaya R says
Such a responsible daughter!! Kudos to her! Baked and Clicked for Mom's blog - Precious!!And great looking cookies at that!!
Priya Srinivasan says
Aww, such a cutie pie your girl!! cookies look delicious!! Hugs to her!!!
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
the little hands have done wonders!!! this looks awesome!!
Kalyani says
Hugs to ur lil one .. These cute lil helpers make our day, don't they ? Such a sweet girl to make an awesome cookie .. Has she been baking / cooking for long Archana ? They look so good
Gayathri Kumar says
She has done an amazing job Archana. he cookies look fabulous..
Pavani N says
Wow, chocolate chip cookies are always a hit with everyone. Perfectly made.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Ever favorite cookie! They looks so good 🙂
Padma Rekha says
crisp looking chocolate cookies yumm.
veena krishnakumar says
An all time favorite. Looks delicious
Shobha Keshwani says
Very nice chocolate chip cookies. I will make them as they are made with whole wheat flour and brown sugar which is a healthy option. Kids will also love the chocolate flavour in them.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Shobha.
Mayuri Patel says
Love the generous amount of chocolate chips in these cookies. Every bite loaded with chocolate, just the way I love them. Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies superbly baked by your daughter.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Mayuri.
Neha says
These whole wheat chocolate chip cookies look so inviting. Wish I could have a look at the blue cookies as well. Usually I bake eggless cookies. But this cookie recipe with egg has piqued my interest. Well explained and pics have done full justice to the recipe and efforts behind it.
ArchanaPotdar says
Neha you want the blue cookies? I will check if Akanksha has any pics. I did not want them 😀
Preethi’ says
Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies looks incredible delish. Perfect snack to enjoy anytime . Perfect for the festive season . Loved the detailed recipe and can’t wait to bake them soon.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Preethi.
Jayashree T.Rao says
Lovely cookies with chocolates chips. It's good that wheat flour is used instead of maida. Nicely baked by your daughter.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Jayashree.
Sujata Roy says
Cookies looks so crispy and delicious Archana. Its a great feeling when kids try something on their own in the kitchen. Kudos to them. Choco chips Cookies are my all time favorite. Loved the use of whole wheat flour instead of all purpose flour.
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks, Sujata.