Butter Cookies

I really don't remember when I learnt this recipe and from whom.All I remember is that I eagerly tried this out as soon as we bought an OTG and it was a big hit.

Ingredients:

1. Wheat flour or Maida - 2 cups
2. Powdered Sugar - 2 cups
3. Melted butter ( or soft butter at room temperature) -  2 cups
4. Powdered Cardamom seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Baking soda - 1/2 tsp.

Procedure:

1. Sift the flour with sugar powder and baking soda in a bowl through a sieve.
2. Add Cardamom powder to melted butter and pour this slowly into the flour and gently mix. Add enough butter to make a soft dough. The dough will not be elastic, instead it will be slightly coarse and slippery.
3. Roll out small balls of around 2 cm diameter and flatten them like patties. Let the patties be around 1 cm thick. You may wish to use a cutter to shape them. Arrange 5-6 of them in a baking tray. Place them slightly far apart as the cookies will increase a little in size while baking.
4. Preheat the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes at 200 degrees C.