Ghoraybeh (Lebanese Shortbread Cookies)

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 white).

9. Stores at room temperature for up to a week.

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Nutrient	Quantity
Total fats	4.4872 g
Protein	18.802 g
Carbohydrates	373.0144 g
Energy	1623.5124 kCal
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:3 undifferentiated	0.2117 g
Water	37.8628 g
Aspartic acid	1.7348 g
Calcium, Ca	49.6935 mg
Fiber, total dietary	7.5846 g
Niacin	8.1844 mg
Arginine	1.6306 g
Riboflavin	0.0892 mg
Glutamic acid	3.4665 g
Sodium, Na	32.875 mg
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:1 undifferentiated	0.0158 g
Total lipid (fat)	4.4872 g
Manganese, Mn	3.7968 mg
Proline	0.8785 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 16:0	1.0902 g
Choline, total	18.328 mg
Sugars, total	117.7512 g
Serine	0.9796 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:0	0.0822 g
Vitamin B-6	1.3778 mg
Selenium, Se	48.4366 g
Ash	2.1331 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:1 undifferentiated	1.3778 g
Pantothenic acid	2.588 mg
Phenylalanine	1.0017 g
Copper, Cu	0.4192 mg
Thiamin	0.4361 mg
Methionine	0.455 g
Iron, Fe	1.2097 mg
Carbohydrate, by difference	373.0144 g
Phosphorus, P	315.9791 mg
Folate, total	12.64 g
Alanine	1.0491 g
Valine	1.0997 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 18:2 undifferentiated	0.9891 g
Glycine	0.8437 g
Fatty acids, total saturated 14:0	0.0253 g
Zinc, Zn	2.54 mg
Isoleucine	0.771 g
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	1.1976 g
Leucine	1.5421 g
Folate, DFE	12.64 g
Tryptophan	0.2275 g
Starch	1.512 g
Tyrosine	0.9922 g
Fatty acids, total saturated	1.2198 g
Histidine	0.4708 g
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	1.3967 g
Threonine	0.6636 g
Folate, food	12.64 g
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.3476 mg
Magnesium, Mg	110.6776 mg
Lysine	0.6541 g
Potassium, K	242.6175 mg
Cystine	0.3381 g

Ingredient	Quantity	Energy	Carbohydrates	Lipin
Sugar	1 cup	466.8	119.724	0
Baking powder	1 pinch	0.1524	0.0796	0
Ghee	1 cup	0	0	0
flour	2 cups	1156.56	253.2108	4.4872
arak	1 tablespoon	0	0	0