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Three Ingredient Ghraybeh Cookies (Middle Eastern Butter Cookies)

Author: Dan Harper
64kcal
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Prep 25 minutes
Cook 12 minutes
Chilling time 20 minutes
Total 1 hour 7 minutes
Make these incredibly easy 3-ingredient Ghraybeh cookies! They are traditional Middle Eastern butter cookies with a rich, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth texture. This simple recipe is great for the holidays or any family gathering.
Servings 36 cookies
Course Dessert
Cuisine Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup of powdered sugar
  • ⅔ cup of ghee clarified butter

Method

  1. Whisk together the powdered sugar and flour.
  2. Add ghee to the flour mixture and blend until whipped and smooth. About 7-10 minutes.
  3. Chill dough for at least 20 minutes.
  4. Roll dough to a ball about 11 grams or a teaspoon size.
  5. Press an almond or pistachio (optional) into the rolled cookie.
  6. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 325 degrees F.
  7. When baked, place on a cooling rack until completely cooled.

Nutrition

Calories64kcalCarbohydrates8gProtein1gFat3gSaturated Fat2gPolyunsaturated Fat0.2gMonounsaturated Fat1gCholesterol9mgSodium0.3mgPotassium7mgFiber0.2gSugar2gVitamin A0.1IUCalcium1mgIron0.3mg

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Notes

Nuts are optional.
When blending the ingredients the dough goes from sandy, to a hard dough, to whipped in about 10 minutes.

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