Lebanese Butter Cookies (Ghraybe)
Sweet, buttery and crumbly, these traditional cookies are made with a few simple ingredients.
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 173kcal
Equipment
- 2 baking trays
Ingredients
- 1 cup ghee (clarified butter) (225 grams)
- ½ cup icing sugar, sifted (confectioners/powdered sugar)
- ½ cup caster sugar (superfine sugar)
- 2 cups plain flour (all purpose flour)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- small handful flaked or blanched almonds, pistachios or other nuts
Instructions
- Line baking trays with baking paper and pre-heat oven to 160 degrees celsius.
- Beat ghee in a stand mixer for 10 minutes or until it is light and fluffy.
- Stir in icing sugar and caster sugar with a spatula.
- Sift flour and baking powder together and then stir into the mixture with a spatula until combined and dough holds together.
- Roll tablespoons of mixture into balls with your hands. If the mixture is too sticky, put a little flour onto your hands and try again. If it's still too sticky, add a little extra flour to the mixture.
- Place balls of mixture onto the baking tray at least 3cm apart. Use two fingers to flatten the balls a little.
- Add a nut to the top of some or all of the biscuits, if desired
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool on trays.
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg