Ghraybeh (Butter Cookies) Middle East, Palestine

Name: Ghraybeh (Butter Cookies) Middle East, Palestine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20–25 cookies
Cuisine: Palestinian & Jordanian
Ingredients: 1 cup rendered butter; 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 cup flour; 1 tsp orange blossom water; 0.5 cup blanched almond

Oven-baked almond, flavoured with orange blossom water, Palestinian and Jordanian cookies.

45 min · Serves 20 · Easy

Ingredients

236.59 mlrendered butter, refrigerated; or 1 cup unsalted butter
236.59 mlpowdered sugar
473.18–591.47 mlflour
1 tsporange blossom water (optional)
118.29 mlblanched almond

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 25 min · 45 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Beat butter, sugar, and orange blossom water thoroughly with a mixer. Add flour gradually and mix well.
2
Form small cookies into an S shape, with each cookie being about a couple inches in size, give or take.
3
Press a blanched almond in the center of each S cookie. Place on cookie sheets and bake at 300 degrees in a preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Avoid browning.
25 min