Moroccoan almond cookies. Chewy Moroccan almond macaroons (Nancy-macaron-style) cookies with rustic good flavor. Quite easy to prepare using storebought or homemade almond meal. Now, mind you, as with any popular recipe, Ghriba has many variations.
You can cook Moroccoan almond cookies using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Moroccoan almond cookies
- It’s 300 grams of raw grated almonds.
- It’s 2 large of eggs.
- It’s 180 grams of granulated sugar.
- It’s 70 grams of cornstarch.
- You need 1 tbsp of orange blossom water.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of vanilla extract.
- It’s 1 tsp of baking powder.
- You need of confectioner's sugar.
Almond Cookies are a great Moroccan favorite, called ghriba. Traditionally we make them round and top them with a little cinnamon. I am including the Traditional Basic Ghriba recipe here as well, so this Moroccan Almond Cookies variation, although it takes some poetic license, is a welcome change of pace, in terms of both shape and ingredients. Ghoriba - Moroccan Almond Cookies are one of the most popular Iftar treats during Ramadan.
Moroccoan almond cookies instructions
Mix the cornstach, the granulated sugar and the almonds all together. Add the baking powder. Pre-heat oven at 180C..
Beat the eggs along with the vanilla extract and the orange water, then add it to the 1st mix and stir in slowly..
Once the mass is ready start making teaspoon-sized balls and coat them in the confectioner's sugar..
Bake for 15-20 minutes and let them cool..
Although almond is the most common, there are many varieties of Ghoriba including coconut, sesame, walnut and semolina. Moroccan has always been one of my favorite cuisines. Tagines, couscous and baklava are some of my favorite elements of their cuisine. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, almonds, sugar, honey, almond extract, egg, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually add in the flour to form a dough (knead with clean hands if necessary—it can be sticky).
