Ghoraybeh (lebanese Shortbread Cookies)
"These are my all-time favorite cookies (and that's saying something) Light flavored, but buttery-rich, these cookies literally melt in your mouth. And, they're easy to make."
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 1 cup ghee or 1 cup clarified butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon arak (Lebanese grape extract(strong licorice flavor)
- 1 pinch baking powder
directions
- Mix butter, sugar, flour and baking powder and arak together.
- Work into a dough.
- Take a generous tablespoon of the dough and make it into a ball.
- Press down into a circle.
- Place on cookie sheet, and press your finger into the center of the dough to form a ring shape.
- Continue with the rest of the dough.
- (Traditionally, the dough is formed into short snakes, and formed into circles, and a shelled pistachio is placed at the join).
- Bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes (do not brown the cookies--they're supposed to be white).
- Stores at room temperature for up to a week.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BigFatMomma
Manassas, 86
<p>I am a wife, mother and student (all at the same time, of course), and trying to get back to cooking healthy, tasty meals that are quick and affordable.</p>
