Shekerchurek

Name: Shekerchurek
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Azerbaijani
Ingredients: 250g butter, softened; 1 cup icing sugar; 1 egg yolk; 2.5 cups plain flour; 1/2 tsp ground cardamom; Almond or walnut halves, to decorate

Şəkərçörək/sheh-KER-choh-rek/

Also known as: Şəkərçörək, Shakarchurak, Azerbaijani Butter Cookies

About this dish

Crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth butter cookies, often topped with a single almond or walnut half.

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Ingredients

🧈250g butter, softened

🍬1 cup icing sugar

🥚1 egg yolk

🌾2.5 cups plain flour

🫚1/2 tsp ground cardamom

🌰Almond or walnut halves, to decorate

Method

Serves 3

Beat the butter and icing sugar until pale and fluffy, then beat in the egg yolk.

Mix in the flour and cardamom to make a soft, smooth dough.

Roll into walnut-sized balls, flatten slightly and press a nut into the top of each.

Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 15–18 minutes until set but still pale.

Cool completely on the tray, as they are very fragile when warm.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Şəkərçörək is one of the traditional sweets baked for Novruz, the spring new year, alongside şəkərbura and paxlava.

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