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Lebanese Butter Cookies (Ghraybe)
Sweet, buttery and crumbly, these traditional cookies are made with a few simple ingredients.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 173 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
Australian , Lebanese
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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
173kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
26mg
(9%)
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
26mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 173
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 173kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 26mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.