Comments on: Eggless Chocolate Shortbread

By: Priya Srinivasan

Priya Srinivasan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:07:50 +0000

Hello Madhuji,
I tried this recipe last week in my impressing my in-laws series , it came out fabulous!!!!! My MIL has actually packed a dozen to India too.
Not only this, she asked me to bake ur Apple raisin muffins and Dates Cake too. Baked a Batch especially for her.
Thanks a Ton for sharing these recipes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have made my day Priya. Thank you so much for trying the recipes and taking the time to record your comments here. The dates cake is a hit with my mil too. She too has asked me to bake it for her when she leaves for India next week. Thanks to Shilpa for such a wonderful recipe.

By: Laura Foley

Laura Foley — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:14:47 +0000

Thanks for the great recipe! I found out last night at 7:00 that I had been invited to a cookie swap the next day, and I didn’t have any eggs in the house. This was the perfect recipe. The bake time, though, seems way too long. I’m afraid the cookies will come out like rocks after 25 minutes! On the MS Web site a similar recipe calls for a bake time of 12-15 minutes, which is what I’m going to try.

Do let me know after you try it Laura.

By: Disorichu

Disorichu — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:53:55 +0000

Hi, I love ur website and ur recipes. I tried out the banana nut bread and it came out fabulous. I had one question regarding all purpose flour. Some say that all purpose flour and maida are different. But the thing sold in indian stores reads all purpose flour(maida) whereas the one in american grocery stores read just all purpose flour. The cookies baked using that come out hard. I need your advice in this field.

Thanks for trying the recipe Disorichu. As far as I know maida and all purpose flour are one and the same. But that said, I have not baked with maida bought from Indian stores. I usually buy it from American grocery stores and have been baking with that only without any problem. Cookies get hard if it’s baked more than the required time, or sometimes if the flour is mixed too much which makes it very glutenous and thus hard.

By: Anusha

Anusha — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:12:25 +0000

I’m totally new this space, what is all-purpose flour? Also, I just have a basic Microwave oven. Will I be able to make some cookies?

Anusha, all purpose flour is nothing but maida. I have not baked in microwave oven, but have seen some recipes. So google and see.

By: Nilambara

Nilambara — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:29:47 +0000

60 cookies? really?

Yes, small size ones. About the size of a quarter.

By: Ranjita

Ranjita — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:45:53 +0000

Hi Madhuram, I was looking for eggless baking recipes since a very long time. I tried your chocolate cake which came out excellent. This is my first bake and I became crazy for baking. I tried your Eggless Shortbread Cookies but these came out hard. The first batch I followed exactly what was told but the second batch I removed 5min early. Still they came out hard but tasted wonderful. I dont know if I was doing something wrong. Please help me if possible.

Ranjita, thanks for trying the recipes. Cookies become hard because of two reasons 1) Adding more flour than required or 2) Overmixing the batter after adding the flour. I think you could have done the 2nd. To soften the cookies, take an air tight container or a ziploc bag. Place the cookies in the bag and also 2 slices of fresh bread and close the bag. Leave it for 24 hours and your cookies should have softened. I have not tried this but have read in a lot of baking sources.

By: M

Fri, 29 May 2009 04:35:11 +0000

I just tried this recipe and I only got 30 small cookies. Not nearly close to 60. Also, they’re not very sweet – just cocoa-ey. I actually prefer them that way but I can see that some people might expect more chocolate-y flavour. I’m taking them to work tomorrow for a baby shower potluck lunch so I hope they’re well received! Super easy recipe. Thanks for sharing.

In response to the question above about too many cookies, when I bake cookies I usually take them to work and they don’t last more than an hour. I also like to freeze some for “emergencies” like when I get invited to someone’s house at the last minute.

Thanks for trying it M. My cookies were the size of a quarter, so I guess I got lot more cookies. I recently tried the freezing method and it’s such a neat idea.

By: roma

roma — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:27:32 +0000

Bookmarked this recipe. I have been wanting to make cookies too and this recipe sounds simple. The shape is really round and perfect.

By: Akal

Akal — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:51:24 +0000

they look perfect!

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:11:44 +0000

Nice!