Suji Cookies Recipe

Crumbly, crunchy, and scented with ghee, these golden yellow Suji Cookies are a festive favorite. Also known as Sujee Cookies, semolina cookies, or spelled as Sugee Cookies, they are usually made for celebrations like Hari Raya, Deepavali, or Chinese New Year (SEMOLINA/SUGEE CAKE). 

This is a simple 4-ingredient recipe (excluding cherries), but the ingredients are flexible. For less sweet cookies, use less sugar. For richer, more indulgent cookies, add extra ghee.

The key is that the dough must hold together. Not watery or runny, and should be rollable into small balls. If the dough is too soft, add a little more self-raising flour or semolina (suji) flour, which also makes the cookies crunchier. More ghee gives a softer, crumbly texture.

 

Bake until golden, not brown. These festive cookies are simply delicious. One bite and they crunch delightfully in the mouth (PINEAPPLE TARTS). 

Ingredients for Suji Cookies

1/4 cup ghee or butter

1/2 cup self-rising flour

1/4 cup semolina flour (sujee)

1/4 cup castor sugar

Chopped cherries

 

How to Make Suji Cookies

Mix all ingredients and roll into a dough.

Pinch the dough bit by bit, and roll into small balls. 

Place them apart from each other on a greased baking tray.

Press a piece of the chopped cherries atop. 

Bake at 160°C for about 20 minutes or until golden-yellow.