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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 cookies 24g Recipe makes 25 cookies)
Calories 120
Calories from Fat 67		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 7.5g	11%
	Saturated Fat 4.7g	23%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.9g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 19mg		6%
Sodium 8mg		0%
Potassium 13mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 12.5g		4%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 4.8g
Protein 1.1g		2%
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Un Kurabiyesi - Melt in the Mouth Turkish Shortbread Cookies!

Recipe #388616 | 30 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Um Safia
Sep 3, 2009

In North Africa & the Middle East are many variations of the humble shortbread, they all go by different names but are all very similar in taste & appearance. This Turkish recipe is very similar to my favourite Algerian shortbread called Ghraybia. I also like to make these using 2 cups of Self Rising flour (omitting the baking powder) & to use a mix of 3 tbsp ghee plus margarine to make 2 cups (when doing this I omit the vanilla as I like to taste the sweetness of the ghee).

25 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cups flour
1 cup icing sugar or confectioners' sugar (split into 2 half cups)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

1
Preheat the oven to 160c.
2
In a medium sized mixing bowl, cream 1/2 a cup of the icing sugar, the butter & the vanilla.
3
Sift the flour and the baking powder, slowly add to the creamed butter. Mix well with a wooden spoon.
4
One thoroughly combined, roll a teaspoonful of the dough at a time into balls. Place the balls on a baking tray lined with parchment or baking paper.
5
Bake for 15-20 minutes, they should be cooked through - firm - but remain pale in colour.
6
Dust the shortbread straight from the oven with some of the remaining icing sugar (sieved).
7
Allow to cool, then just before serving dust again with the rest of the icing sugar.