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Turkish flour-based cookies, soft and white

Turkish flour-based cookies, soft and white

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Soft, melt-in-your-mouth Turkish biscuits made with margarine, oil paint, and starch, baked in a low oven to maintain their white color, and then rolled i…

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Recipe from Joseph, Ali Karacan~trwikibooks, YG1 and 2 other contributors (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Turkish cookies are small, soft cookies made with margarine, oil paint, powdered sugar, and flour. Baked in a low oven, they remain light and white, and are then rolled in powdered sugar.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$3.61 $0.18 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

20 people
  • $0.87
  • $0.32
  • $0.17
  • $0.62
  • $1.25
  • $0.38

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

Directions

  1. Mix the margarine, oil paint, and powdered sugar until you have a creamy consistency. Add the cornstarch and flour, then knead the dough. ≈ 10 min
  2. Next, detach pieces of dough of a suitable size, roll them into sausages, cut them diagonally with a knife, and mark two lines on top. ≈ 10 min
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 160 °C, ensuring they remain white. Once out of the oven, roll them in powdered sugar.

The bill

Turkish flour-based cookies, soft and white

  • 1 package of margarine (250 g), at room temperature (butter also works)$0.87
  • 75 ml of oil paint$0.32
  • 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar$0.17
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour$0.62
  • 4.5 to 5 cups of flour (900 to 1000 ml), depending on how much the dough absorbs$1.25
  • 100 ml of powdered sugar (for coating)$0.38

Total$3.61

that's $0.18 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 1 package of margarine (250 g), at room temperature (butter also works)
  • 75 ml of oil paint
  • 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons of wheat flour
  • 4.5 to 5 cups of flour (900 to 1000 ml), depending on how much the dough absorbs
  • 100 ml of powdered sugar (for coating)

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