This ghorayeba recipe makes traditional Arabic-style cookies much like shortbread, but infused with warm, fragrant ground cardamom and crunchy almonds.
Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Calories
130 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
Step 2
Bake in the preheated oven, about 20 minutes. Cookies should remain white, but may turn golden at edges.
Step 3
Stir butter and sugar together in a large bowl until smooth; stir in flour and cardamom until well blended.
Step 4
Pinch off tablespoons of dough; roll into thin ropes. Join ends together into circles; place 1 almond half on seams where circles join. Place on the prepared cookie sheets.
