Cookies & Biscuits: Centre for all Celebrations

India is a country of festivals and celebrations. They are a part of the rich cultural legacy of India. Festivals play important roles in maintaining relationships live within and outside the family. There are festivals for each season and each occasion in India. Celebrations of various occasions cannot be completed without serving foods especially sweets. Various types of sweets are prepared in the celebrations of various occasions. Indian sweets are popularly known as a “mithai”. Most of the Indian traditional sweets are made out of milk, flour, sugar, jagerry with addition of few condiments such as cardamom, nutmeg and saffron. Now days, bakery sweets such as cookies, cakes, biscuits etc are widely prepared during various occasions. One of the major reasons for the popularity of bakery sweet products is their shelf life. Traditional sweets made out of milk and flour which have short shelf life and need refrigeration for the long-time storage. Bakery sweets are made out of flour, shortening and sugar. They don’t have too much moisture and therefore can be easily stored at room temperature for longer period. Another reason for their popularity is variety of taste. One can prepare various kinds of bakery products with altering some ingredients and flavor which is not possible in case of milk sweets. Among bakery products cookies/ biscuits are used in every household during routine days as well as special days like festivals.