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Azerbaijani vanilla shortbread

Azerbaijani vanilla shortbread

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Azerbaijani butter cookies, made with melted butter and powdered sugar, decorated with a circle of soft, golden egg yolk, sprinkled with sugar after cooli…

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Recipe from Cekli829 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Azerbaijani cookies are rich in butter and have a vanilla flavor. After baking, they are sprinkled with powdered sugar once they have cooled.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time30 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.40 $0.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

30 people
  • $0.53
  • $1.85
  • $0.57
  • $0.70
  • $0.32
  • $1.43

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Beat the melted butter and powdered sugar together for 25 to 30 minutes, adding the eggs one at a time.
  2. Add the vanilla extract and sifted flour, then knead the dough. Work the dough by hand for 10 to 12 minutes.
  3. Create 60 to 75 small balls and arrange them on parchment-lined plates. Draw a small circle of egg yolk on each one. ≈ 3 min
  4. Preheat the oven to 175-180 °C and bake for 25-30 minutes. Once the cookies are cooled, dust them with powdered sugar.

The bill

Azerbaijani vanilla shortbread

  • 400 g of high-quality flour$0.53
  • 200 g of melted butter$1.85
  • 150 g of powdered sugar$0.57
  • 2 eggs$0.70
  • 1 egg yolk for glazing$0.32
  • powdered sugar, for dusting$1.43

Total$5.40

that's $0.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of high-quality flour
  • 200 g of melted butter
  • 150 g of powdered sugar
  • A pinch of vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk for glazing
  • powdered sugar, for dusting

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