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Lor cheese cookies with lemon and mastic

Lor cheese cookies with lemon and mastic

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Soft Turkish biscuits made with flour, butter, and lemon, flavored with powdered mastic and golden with egg white. A flavorful variation of the traditiona…

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Recipe from Senay Günaydın SARIGÖZ, Joseph, Srhat, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Another way to prepare the shortbread cookies, which is more fragrant thanks to the lemon and mastic.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$2.47 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.44
  • $0.16
  • $0.80
  • $0.56
  • $0.01
  • $0.50

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the margarine or butter, lor, sugar, and eggs, reserving one egg white for later. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix the lemon juice with the baking soda, which will foam, then add it to the mixture with the powdered putty. ≈ 4 min
  3. Gradually add the flour until you have a soft dough, with a consistency similar to a lobe of an ear. ≈ 4 min
  4. Shape the dough into small balls and arrange them on a greased baking sheet. ≈ 10 min
  5. Brush the cookies with the reserved egg white. ≈ 4 min
  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C for approximately 20 minutes.

The bill

Lor cheese cookies with lemon and mastic

  • 125 g of margarine or butter$0.44
  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 2 eggs (1 white egg set aside)$0.80
  • The juice of a quarter of a lemon$0.56
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda$0.01
  • 250 to 375 grams of flour$0.50

Total$2.47

that's $0.12 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 125 g of margarine or butter
  • 250 g of lor (a type of Turkish fresh cheese)
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 2 eggs (1 white egg set aside)
  • The juice of a quarter of a lemon
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 250 to 375 grams of flour
  • A small amount of powdered putty (damla sakızı)

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