Almond Ghoraybah Cookies are delicious crinkle cookies made with almond meal, flour, butter and caster sugar. These moreish cookies make perfect idle gift for homemade edible gift for Eid or any celebration. Make a batch of these Ghoraybah Cookies and see them vanish in no time. These are so tasty and melt in mouth. Do try these today!
{Ramadan Special} – Guest Post: Almond Ghoraybah Cookies from Jehanne of The Cooking Doctor
About our Guest Post Author Jehanne,
The Cooking Doctor Jehanne Says,
It was through Ramadan’s Joy From Fasting To Feasting event, perhaps a good few years ago that I came to know Lubna. She is passionate about her food, with Mughlai influence and an expert in microwave baking. We share few common traits, including having a daughter of similar age. I love reading her chronicles, gawk on her gorgeous photography and most importantly her recipes are authentic and delicious.
Today I bring her some cookies for the great Ramadan event that is going stronger by the year, check out what other bloggers bring to her platter day in day out, talk about the high stamina of blogging in this challenging month!
Eid in Malaysia
Last year I shared my Turkish pide recipe for Lubna, and this year, Almond Ghoraybah Cookies. You may wonder why cookies? The last leg of Ramadhan for us Malaysians are always enriched with late night baking, and getting ready for the Eid festivities. In a nutshell. there are 2 Eids that Muslims celebrate, the Eid ul Fitr which is right after Ramadan and another is Eid ul Bakr, which is during the Hajj ( pilgrimage) season. I am aware that in some countries the Eid ul Bakr is celebrated with more gusto than Fitr, but in my part of the world, the preparation for Eid ul Fitr start during Ramadhan itself. It is a victory after fasting for a month, and it is also the time to open doors, literally to guests of all religions, to come and celebrate.
Middle Eastern Almond Cookies
This Ramadhan, I in fact baked these almond cookies during the first day of the fasting. Baking is therapeutic for me, and I love the end results of delicious, moreish cookies that I can give to my family, neighbors and friends. These cookies are slightly different than the traditional Moroccan Ghoraybah Cookies, in the way that I dip them into icing sugar just before baking. This method produces crinkle effect and also lightly sweetened, perfect with the crunchy almonds.
We will have jars of these for relatives and guests who join us for Iftar gatherings and Syawal ( Eid ul Fitr), so I hope with me sharing the recipe here will encourage all of you to make them for your family too! Thank you Lubna for the invite to grace your gorgeous website, with my humble offering. May you and family have a blessed Ramadan and Eid!
Main ingredients needed to make Almond Ghoraybah Cookies are,
Butter
Castor sugar
Almond meal | Ground almond
Flour
Almonds for garnish, halved
Icing sugar
This cookies are made without adding milk or water.
Almond Ghoraybah Cookies

Almond Ghoraybah Cookies are delicious crinkle cookies made with almond meal, flour, butter and caster sugar. These moreish cookies make perfect idle gift for homemade edible gift for Eid or any celebration.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter
- ¾ cup Castor sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 cup coarse Almond meal | Ground almond
- 2 cups plain Flour
- 50g toasted Almonds for garnish, halved
- 2 tbsp. Icing sugar
- ½ tsp. Salt
Instructions
How to make Almond Ghoraybah Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 170C.
- Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add in the egg and vanilla.
- In a bowl combine the ground almond, plain flour and salt.
- Add into the batter and combine to form soft dough.
- Roll small gold balls size cookie dough and dip into the icing sugar.
- Lightly flatten the cookie dough and place on silicone baking mat or greased cookie sheet.
- Place a halved almond in the center of each cookie.
- Bake for 18 minutes until the edges are golden.
- Keep the cookies in airtight container for up to 4 weeks.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 211Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 148mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 9gProtein: 3g
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Rafeeda AR says
I was really wondering where Jehanne was for this season and here she is!!! always love her bakes, these cookies are no different… crunchy and yum…
The Cooking Doctor says
thank u so much for having me over, Lubna and Eid mubarak to you and your family xx