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Coconut Lemon Ghriba (Moroccan Cookies)

Coconut Lemon Ghriba (Moroccan Cookies)

Tangy, nutty, and coconut-y, who could resist these delicious and unique Moroccan shortbread cookies?
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling Timg 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine African, Moroccan
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pistachios
  • ¾ cup flour
  • ½ cup coconut
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 4 egg yolks
  • zest from 1 lemon
  • 2 tsp rose water
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar roughly

Instructions
 

  • Use a food processor to blend the pistachios down into almost a powder. In a large bowl, mix together the ground pistachios, flour, coconut, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
  • In another bowl, mix together the egg yolks, lemon zest, and rose water. Slowly incorporate the wet into dry ingredients.
  • Scoop dough into roughly even-sized balls on a wax paper-lined baking sheet (this recipe will make ~10-18 depending on how big you make them) and gently press down on each. Use a sifter to sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.
  • Place this sheet in the freezer for 20 minutes or fridge for 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Transfer cookies to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet (better yet, just use silicone baking sheets) and bake for 10-14 minutes (depending on how large you made them) until slightly crispy on the outside.
  • Let cool on a cooling rack.
Keyword Coconut, Cookie, vegetarian