Here’s another easy-to-bake eggless cookie recipe for baking beginners – Melting Moments! Melting moments are classic cookies or biscuits that use cornflour along with normal flour for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. I added a twist to them by making it chocolate flavoured.
I am sorry for not including the cup measurements. I was adding and subtracting ingredients on a hunch so my cup measurements all went out the window. You can use the culiverter tool on the bottom of the right sidebar to get measurements in cups in case you don’t own a kitchen balance. Please don’t let that deter the aspiring baker in you.
I don’t have step by step pictures for this but its really not as complicated as a cake or a brownie. I do have a picture of the dough, which is not very pretty but I felt you’d like to see it.
Its really simple with no complicated ingredients or steps. Not even an egg! So all you vegetarians out there, you can go for it too! Probably a good cookie to bake for easter too.
Eggless Chocolate Melting Moments Recipe
(makes 12)
Ingredients:
125gm butter, at room temperature
60gm icing sugar + more for dusting
100gm plain flour / maida
25gm cornflour
20gm cocoa powder
How to Make Chocolate Melting Moments
1. Beat butter and sugar using a hand beater or an electric beater on low until smooth, creamy and combined.
2. Sift the plain flour, cornflour and cocoa together into a bowl (if you don’t have a sieve, just make sure you mix them well until combined).
3. Add the flour mixture little at a time to the butter mixture and mix until its all combined.
4. Make small balls with the dough and press gently. Space them a good 2 inches apart on a tray. The cookies spread while baking. I didn’t need to use a baking sheet, the cookies were quite well-behaved and didn’t stick to the tray at all.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 C. It took about 30 mins to bake. Let it cool completely before removing from the tray and dusting with some icing sugar. Its hard to tell when its done because of the colour but I would recommend that you check after about 20 mins, probably by taking out just one cookie, letting it cool a bit and tasting it.
Notes:
– You can store these for about 4 days in an air tight container.
– Its great to pack and send people, or to take to someone’s house when you are visiting, which is what I did.
– If you want a more rounded shape for your melting moments, shape into balls and don’t flatten. The cookies flatten as they bake so the rounder you start off, the more rounded the end result. I wanted flat ones, so I flattened the dough a bit.
This pic was taken 4 days after I made them. Still pretty and tasty, I can tell you 😉
Hey. Just made these cookies…they were ymmm… Thanks for sharing…
I used whole wheat flour in place of Maida.
Hey Nags, do they turn out to be chocolatey khatais ?
do you mean nan khatai? no the texture of melting moments is softer.
Loved d pics! 🙂 But cud u pls tell how to bake in microwave oven? I dont hav a convention oven 🙁
depends on the model, make etc. reading the instruction manual would be much easier than me trying to help you online 🙂
Thank you for the recipe Nags ^_^
They turned out much better than I had expected being my first time baking and all, although my presentation took a royal beating. I had added raisins and almonds in a few. The ones with almonds dried out but the ones with raisins turned out great.
These are gonna end up being a regular at my place. I am planning to cut down on the butter a li'l.
Thanks again …
oooh adding raisins sounds like a fantastic idea! thanks for trying out the eggless chocolate melting moments recipe 🙂
can i replace butter with ghee or refined vegetable oil?? lovely recipe!! would love to try!!
oooh try with ghee. i am very curious to see how that would turn out. the flavour would be very different for sure. let me know 🙂
Oh Thank so So much Nags!!!!!!!! Really greatful to u.. Will try it as soon as possible and will let u know hw it came 🙂
Hi Nags, good work. Am very new to baking, so can u tell me how long we should pre heat the oven and whats the temp we should keep for pre heat.
Hello Anjum, as I have mentioned in the recipe, pre-heat the oven until its 180C.
How to preheat? Turn the oven on empty at 180C. Most ovens have a light indicator that turns green (or something simiar) when the temperature is reached. Turn the oven on midway between preparing the dough, that should be enough.
Hi Nags
tried out this recipe today. TRuly delicious. I have blogged about it and linked it back to your post. thanks for sharing
Hey hiii.. Thanks for the easy to make recipe.. This reminds me of the movie Julie and Julia 🙂
OMG!!! (how often do i say this on ur blog??!!)
this is so perfect Nags! I'm gonna make this for Easter! will do rounded ones
😀 thankooo!!!
I too wud love to try this may be I will make the basic one without chocolate…I have bookmarked and kept this one! Thanx for the recipe 🙂
Perfect looking cookies…and easy to get ingredients too…Thanks for such a quick recipe! Will surely try it out!
They are looking yum Nags! I usually make choc chip cookies, but wanted to try total chocolate too & these are perfect!
I'm sitting at my work station and craving for your chocolate cookies. Wondering how quickly will they melt in my mouth.
Sorry I had to delete me earlier comment as it had some slips.
WOW!! Those look like very pro, great job Nags. Very easy recipe too, amazing how eggless cookies are so yum. Wonderful. Yeah, it's hard for us in US to get our mind wrap around the gms and Kgs now! 😀
Yeah I forgot to copyright the whole bunch. Actually was in a hurry to post cuz a certain someone was hurrying me for the recipe 😀 hehe
Sonu – any reason why you want to add an egg? If you have to, then I can post another recipe very soon. Don't add egg to this.. cuz I am not sure how it will turn out.
Ayyo sorry about the watermark thingy! 😀
And and and THANKS A TON! Eggless means bestm, coz we are on an eggless month now! Yayyy!
And making this on tonite or tomorrow. You rock. And tell me something, how did you have so many leftover after 4 days!!
Lovely! Nags am trying to get an oven like yours, there may be a chance to ask your help.. 🙂
Adding cornflour is totally new to me. The cookies in the second pictures look so pretty.
WOW!! they are absolutely mouth watering.
But I can't do any 'pre-heating'in my microwave oven. Can I bake them by just setting the timer?
If so, please let me know how?
Chaitra, I am not sure how baking in microwave works, I haven't done it myself. But you can surely try skipping the pre-heating, although its recommended for the recipe. My mom never used to preheat the oven and still used to make awesome everything 🙂
WOW!! they are absolutely mouth watering.
But I can't do any 'pre-heating'in my microwave oven. Can I bake them by just setting the timer?
If so, please let me know how?
Really not fair to post this – now I definitely need something sweet before I go to bed..can't stop drooling at these…
hi there excellent recipe! i just tried it out a few days ago and it was great, except that i personally think i could have done with much less butter and much more sugar.. 🙂 oh and it makes way more than just 12. or maybe my cookies were smaller than yours. well thanks for sharing the recipe , very simple and easy to make 🙂
Praveena – If you can lessen the amount of butter, that's awesome! Do try that way and let me know if you do 🙂 Also, my cookies were on the bigger side, not biscuit-sized. Probably thats why?
i hope you just put them on a tray to bake them because it don't say.Thanks for the recipe
These look dunkable in milk!
Mrs. Mogambo khush hua…egg less that means I can share the cookies with my egg allergic husband without forcing him to have a stomach ache..and chocolate melting in my mouth is heaven for me…this is a sure hit recipe for me nags…now only one hurdle left…me actually getting up and making it…sigh!!!
They look truly melt-in-the-mouth…..absolutely droolworthy.
Beautiful pictures, Nags. Of course, I’m sure the cookies were too.:)
They look like they’re covered in snow, a very Christmassy feel to the picture.
These cookies look really melting in the mouth…I liked especially the last but one pic….Will try it soon….
The other day i went through your food photography section..you shared very good information dear..:)
great work..
These melting moments are melting in my eyes right now:) They looks very delicious. And sound easy to make too. Great recipe!
love it, i’m going to try this weekend.
Hey Nags,
As usual your photos rock. The chocolate cookies would be great to have with my cup of tea now.
you had these left after 4 days… wow.
🙂 they look lovely.
Never came across such an easy cookie recipe.Every recipe of yours tempts me to try it immediately.The cookies look so yumm..thanks for sharing 🙂
Pretty!
Thanks Nags. Not any specific reason for adding an egg but just asked though. Will try sometime this version of ur choco cookies. truly looks yum. 🙂
Drool! the pics are getting better everytime!
Another must try Nags! And with only this many ingredients too! Too good! 🙂
hi looking so yummy ,can’t wait to try!!!!!!!Let you know the results
Adding cornflour is totally new to me. The cookies in the second pictures look so pretty.
OMG!!!! those just look soo amazing..i can kill to have some of those!!! 😀
So sinfully delicious they look! Awesome pics and colour…I need that baking oven from Kottayam, Nags!! I will try all these recipes then:-)
Looks lovely and easy to make.
Lovely! Nags am trying to get an oven like yours, there may be a chance to ask your help.. 🙂
I ave just started baking for the past 3 months. Everything has flopped so far (except the store bought mix). Will surely try this. We all love choc flavour
Those look delicious and moist!
Ayyo sorry about the watermark thingy! 😀
And and and THANKS A TON! Eggless means bestm, coz we are on an eggless month now! Yayyy!
And making this on tonite or tomorrow. You rock. And tell me something, how did you have so many leftover after 4 days!!
Wowww just gorgeous…fabulous!!
These look so good, & without egg too. I like it. I don't bake cookies for my kids as often as i should. this looks pretty easy & quick.
Photographs are lovely.
hi,
wow !OMG! look at those snaps…i must say u r too good at clicking photos.
And those melting moments….yummmm
wow…u have made something sweet before you fly. 😀 Cookies photos are very beautiful.
Nags, if I want to add an egg…how many I can add…1 or 2?
Thanks for sharing.
Mmmmmm…yummy looking ones…one more to my ‘to try ..’ list, the more i blog-hop, the more i add to my never-ending list..but this one will happen soon, son’s summer vacation from next week, so will make this for him…
WOW!! Those look like very pro, great job Nags. Very easy recipe too, amazing how eggless cookies are so yum. Wonderful. Yeah, it’s hard for us in US to get our mind wrap around the gms and Kgs now! 😀
I’ll sure try this nags and let u know:)Have bookmarked it!!
wow..I do make melting moments now and then and have never thought of making it chocolatey!..good idea.. 🙂
Nice pics..
how come they are not copywrited??
Wow scrummy, chocolateyyyyyyyyyyy and yummmmmmmmmmmmmmy.
I’m sitting at my work station and craving for your chocolate cookies. Wondering how quickly will they melt in my mouth.
Sorry I had to delete me earlier comment as it had some slips.
They are looking yum Nags! I usually make choc chip cookies, but wanted to try total chocolate too & these are perfect!
so creative of you! nice one 🙂
Hey Nags..I’m making this T-O-D-A-Y!!!I absolutely love those choco cookies with an icing sugar coating.I use a very similar recipe for plain butter cookies.
For anyone interested in my cup measures-here it is.
Maida – 1 cup
Cornflour – 1/2 cup
Icing Sugar – 3/4 cup
Butter – 3/4 cup(in room temperature)
Add cocoa powder and there you have your chocolate melting moments-Nags style!!!
Perfect looking cookies…and easy to get ingredients too…Thanks for such a quick recipe! Will surely try it out!
Sonu – any reason why you want to add an egg? If you have to, then I can post another recipe very soon. Don’t add egg to this.. cuz I am not sure how it will turn out.
Yeah I forgot to copyright the whole bunch. Actually was in a hurry to post cuz a certain someone was hurrying me for the recipe 😀 hehe
I too wud love to try this may be I will make the basic one without chocolate…I have bookmarked and kept this one! Thanx for the recipe 🙂
Thanks 😀 Hope you have a good Easter baking these 😉
OMG!!! (how often do i say this on ur blog??!!)
this is so perfect Nags! I’m gonna make this for Easter! will do rounded ones
😀 thankooo!!!