Ghoraybeh (lebanese Shortbread Cookies)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 cup ghee or 1 cup clarified butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon arak (lebanese grape extract(strong licorice flavor)
• 1 pinch baking powder

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, sugar, flour and baking powder and arak together.
• 2 work into a dough.
• 3 take a generous tablespoon of the dough and make it into a ball.
• 4 press down into a circle.
• 5 place on cookie sheet, and press your finger into the center of the dough to form a ring shape.
• 6 continue with the rest of the dough.
• 7 (traditionally, the dough is formed into short snakes, and formed into circles, and a shelled pistachio is placed at the join).
• 8 bake at 300 degrees for 10 minutes (do not brown the cookies--they're supposed to be ).
• 9 stores at room temperature for up to a week.