Make buttery Gulab Jamun Cookies using store-bought gulab jamun mix and a rose water glaze. This 5 ingredient eggless recipe is easy to make yet makes an impressive sweet treat for special occasions.
If you love fusion biscuits recipes, you'll love these Barfi Biscuits, Orange Almond Nankhatai and Saffron Pistachio Shortbread!
Gulab Jamun is an iconic Indian dessert with the flavours of rose. These cookies replicate similar flavours because the glaze is made with rose water and icing sugar. I've also used a store-bought gulab jamun mix which contains milk powder.
I've finished the eggless cookies with rose petals and edible gold leaf, which gives the cookies a festive feel.
Gulab jamun cookies have a soft texture and are buttery and rich. They remain soft due to the raising agents that are added to pre-made gulab jamun mix.
Make them as part of your Diwali sweets mithai box or for gifting! They're the perfect Indian fusion dessert.
I love trying out fusion treats with gulab jamun like Gulab Jamun Cheesecake, Gulab Jamun Truffles and Gulab Jamun Mix Cake.
Ingredients notes
Gulab jamun mix - you can use any brand of gulab jamun mix for this recipe
All purpose flour - the amount of milk powder in gulab jamun mix means that you need to add some plain flour. I've tried this recipe purely with a mix but the cookies didn't hold their shape.
Butter - I've gone for unsalted butter.
Caster sugar - aka powdered sugar. It is easy to buy from the shop or make your own at home by grinding down granulated sugar.
Milk - you will need whole milk to bind the dough.
For the glaze:
Icing sugar - aka confectioners sugar
Rose water - if you do not have rose water, use normal water with a few drops of rose essence.
Storage
Store cookies, once cooled, to room temperature in an air-tight container. They will keep well for 1 week after which they may become stale.
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Gulab Jamun Cookies
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl
- 1 Baking tray
- 1 oven
Ingredients
- 300 gram gulab jamun mix
- 200 gram plain flour
- 125 gram butter unsalted
- 200 gram sugar
- 3-4 tablespoon milk or extra as needed
Rose glaze (optional)
- 50 gram icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon rose water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 180 C or 360 F and prepare a baking tray.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until pale and creamy.
- Add in the gulab jamun mix and all purpose flour.
- Mix until you get a crumbly dough.
- Add a tablespoon of milk at a time until the dough binds.
- Roll the dough into equal sized balls and place on the baking tray.
- Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes or until golden-brown all over.
- Allow to cool before glazing.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together icing sugar and rose water until smooth.
- Decorate the cookies and finish with crushed rose petals and edible gold leaf.
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Notes
Nutrition
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.
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Sindhu says
Hi, can we use 200 gms of gulab jamun mix? If so, should I take 300 gms of all-purpose flour?
Hayley Dhanecha says
Hello
If you want to use 200 grams of gulab jamun mix, take around 130–135 grams of all-purpose flour. As we have flour-to-gulab jamun mix ratio = 200 / 300 = 2/3.
Hope this helps.
Hayley