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Ghraybeh (Middle Eastern Shortbread Cookies)

Middle Eastern shortbread Ghraybeh cookies made with just 3 ingredients!
Author Diana
Servings 30 cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 60 grams powdered sugar but this depends on how sweet do you like them, if you in general like sweet cookies, then add 40 more grams
  • 125 grams ghee/butter
  • 250 grams all purpose flour
  • pistachios

Instructions

  • First you need to mix the ghee/butter with the powdered sugar by hand. Then add the flour to the mixture and mix until it's well combined. The dough should be nice and soft and should not stick to your hands.
  • Place the dough ball into a bowl, cover with a plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
  • After you take it out of the refrigerator, let it rest for 15 minutes. Gently knead the dough for a few seconds and start shaping dough balls (each should approximately weight about 6 grams), place it on wax paper on a baking tray, flatten it using your hand and press a pistachio into each cookie.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 300°F/150°C for 10-15 minutes (but this depends on what kind of oven you use, when done the bottom of the cookies should be golden in colour but be careful as these cookies burn very easily).
  • Make sure you give the cookies enough time to cool down because they're very delicate and are easy to break.

Notes

Ghee may be substituted with clarified butter at its solid state.
Store in a box (not airtight container) at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.4mg