Ghraybeh (Butter Cookies) Middle East, Palestine

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"These are an easy cookie to make, and look great on a holiday platter for the eid!"

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 20-25 cookies
Serves:: 20

ingredients

1 cup rendered butter, refrigerated or 1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup powdered sugar
2 - 2 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 teaspoon orange blossom water (optional)
¹⁄₂ cup blanched almond

directions

Beat butter, sugar, and orange blossom water thoroughly with a mixer. Add flour gradually and mix well.
Form small cookies into an S shape, with each cookie being about a couple inches in size, give or take.
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.

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I made these for DH since he was missing his sister's cookies. I only used 2 cups of flour & I made them into round cookies instead of S shapes. Made for Ramadan Tag

Nasseh

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