How to Make Ghraybeh Dessert

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter for baking, unsalted and not melted
• Vanilla, or a pinch of mahleb, or 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
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Method

1. Mix the sugar and butter well until you have a pale, creamy mixture
2. Add the flour and mix well—use an electric mixer or by hand—and knead to obtain a cohesive, soft dough
3. Place it in a plastic bag and refrigerate for two to four hours
4. After that, preheat the oven well
5. Form the ghraybeh into balls and decorate as desired—for example, place a pistachio nut on each cookie
6. Bake them in the oven at 150°C until the cookies dry without browning... this will take about seven minutes, depending on the oven
7. Let them cool on the baking sheet, then arrange the cookies on a serving plate and serve at room temperature
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