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Azerbaijani hazelnut cookies with pink icing

Azerbaijani hazelnut cookies with pink icing

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Azerbaijani butter cookies, with hazelnut, grape, and saffron flavors, coated in a carmine-colored icing and then cut into slices.

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Recipe from Cekli829, Araz Yaquboglu, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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An Azerbaijani shortbread biscuit with hazelnuts and grapes, coated in pink icing and cut into slices.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total2 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$37.08 $1.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.52
  • $1.48
  • $0.08
  • $0.61
  • $0.88
  • $0.48
  • $0.80
  • $28.11
  • $0.93
  • $3.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the hazelnuts and the dates, then beat the butter with the powdered sugar until you have a smooth mixture. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add the eggs, saffron, hazelnuts, grapes, sukat, and ammonium carbonate, then mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sifted flour and quickly knead the dough. ≈ 10 min
  4. At the same time, prepare the pink glaze using powdered sugar, the icing sugar, and carmine. ≈ 3 min
  5. Divide the dough into portions, then shape them into sticks approximately 30 to 35 mm in diameter, placing them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. ≈ 3 min
  6. Brush with beaten egg, then bake at 180-200 °C for 20-25 minutes.
  7. Once they have cooled, frost them with pink icing and let them set.
  8. Cut into diagonal slices, approximately 40 mm thick. ≈ 8 min

The bill

Azerbaijani hazelnut cookies with pink icing

  • 325 g of high-quality wheat flour$0.52
  • 160 g of butter$1.48
  • 95 g of powdered sugar$0.08
  • 80 grams of grapes$0.61
  • 50 g of chopped hazelnuts$0.88
  • 50 g of candied citrus peel (zest), chopped$0.48
  • 2 eggs (115 g)$0.80
  • A pinch of saffron$28.11
  • 245 g of powdered sugar, for the icing$0.93
  • whisked eggs, for browning$3.19

Total$37.08

that's $1.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 325 g of high-quality wheat flour
  • 160 g of butter
  • 95 g of powdered sugar
  • 80 grams of grapes
  • 50 g of chopped hazelnuts
  • 50 g of candied citrus peel (zest), chopped
  • 2 eggs (115 g)
  • A pinch of saffron
  • 12 g of ammonium carbonate (baking soda)
  • 25 g of patka
  • 245 g of powdered sugar, for the icing
  • Pink powder, for coloring
  • whisked eggs, for browning

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