Cookies
Almond Ghriba
Soft, crackled almond cookies rolled in icing sugar, perfect with mint tea.
- 1 h
- Easy
- About 30 pieces servings
Ingredients
- 300 g ground almonds
- 150 g icing sugar, plus extra for rolling
- 1 tsp baking powder
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- 1 tbsp orange blossom water
Preparation
Mix the ground almonds, icing sugar, baking powder and lemon zest.
Add the eggs, melted butter and orange blossom water, and mix into a soft, slightly sticky dough. Chill for 30 minutes.
Roll into walnut-sized balls, coat them generously in icing sugar and place them on a lined tray. Press each one lightly.
Bake at 180 °C for 12 to 15 minutes, until the tops crack and the bases are lightly golden. Let them cool on the tray.
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