1/2cupsalted butter1 stick (113 grams), at room temperature
1.5-2tablespoonsmilk22-30 ml, or as needed
Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350 F degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
To a large mixing bowl, add atta, salt, ajwain and baking powder. Then add the powdered sugar and mix until the sugar is well combined.
Add in the butter. I have used room temperature butter here which I cut into small pieces and then added to the bowl.
Using your finger (or you can also use a fork) mix the butter with the flour until it's well combined. You can also use a stand mixer here. Once combined, the mixture will resemble crumbs.
Add milk to bring the dough together. Start with 1 tablespoon of milk and add as needed to bring the dough together. Mix to form a dough.
Cover with dough with a cling and let it rest for 20 minutes. After it has rested, remove the cling and place the dough on a surface lightly dusted with wheat flour.
Use a rolling pin to roll the dough into 1/4 inch thickness. The dough will break as you roll it, so try to roll slowly and apply equal pressure as you roll.
Then cut the rolled dough into round shapes. I used a cookie cutter and cut circles of around 2 inches diameter. Transfer cut cookies to a baking sheet. Gather the remaining dough and roll again to cut more cookies. You would get around 18 to 20 cookies.
Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper, with little space between each cookie. Sprinkle more ajwain on top (this is optional, skip if you don't like too much ajwain flavor). You can also brush the top with milk (optional). You can also prick the cookies a little with fork so that they don't puff up in the oven but even if you don't, they will be okay since they don't puff up much anyway.
Bake the cookies at 350 F degrees for 18 to 20 minutes until crisp. Cool to room temperature and then store the ajwain cookies in an air tight container.
Notes
You may reduce the amount of ajwain if you don't want a strong flavor of it in the cookies.
You may flavor these cookies with vanilla or cardamom.