Ghraybeh (Middle Eastern Cookie) Recipe
Ghraybeh is traditionally made with simple ingredients like butter, powdered sugar, and flour. The butter is often clarified to improve the cookie’s smoothness and flavor. Some variations include ground almonds or pistachios for a subtle nutty flavor. The dough is shaped into small rounds or crescents before baking.
Ingredients
- Unsalted butter (softened) – 1 cup
- Powdered sugar – 1 cup
- All-purpose flour – 2 cups
- Rose water (optional) – 1/4 tsp
- Blanched almonds, whole or sliced (for garnish) – 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Set your oven's temperature to 325 °F (160 °C). Put parchment paper on a baking pan and put it away.
- The powdered sugar and softened butter should be combined in a mixing bowl and creamed until fluffy and fluffy and light in texture. You may either do this by hand or with an electric mixer.
- As you continue to mix, slowly add the all-purpose flour to the sugar-butter combination. Combine until the dough forms and smooths out. If desired, stir the dough well after adding the rose water to bring out the taste.
- One spoonful of the dough should be used to form a tiny ball. On the lined baking sheet, put the ball. Till all of the dough has been utilized, repeat this process. As they may expand somewhat during baking, be sure to leave some room between each cookie.
- To decorate the cookies, lightly place an almond over each one. Almonds can be used whole or chopped for this.
- Bake the baking sheet for approximately twenty minutes, until the borders of the cookies develop a light golden color, in the preheated oven. The middle of the cookies must continue to be light in color.
- Once the cookies are done baking, take the baking sheet out of the oven and allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes. Place the cookies on a wire rack to finish cooling.
- The ghraybeh cookies are prepared for consumption once they have cooled. To keep them fresh, serve them with a cup of tea or coffee and keep the rest in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Calories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 9mgSugar: 5g
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