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Turkish lor cheese cookies

Turkish lor cheese cookies

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Soft, yogurt and melted butter dough cookies, filled with a sweet, powdered sugar center. A simple yet successful Turkish pastry.

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

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Soft Turkish biscuits, filled with sweet, creamy cheese, and easy to make for a snack.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time18 min
  • Total58 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$4.30 $0.36 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.16
  • $0.22
  • $0.40
  • $0.20
  • $2.49
  • $0.04
  • $0.09
  • $0.70

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the egg, yogurt, melted and warm butter, vanilla extract, baking powder, and flour to create a soft dough. ≈ 4 min
  2. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and powdered sugar. ≈ 4 min
  3. Take small pieces of dough, about the size of a walnut, and flatten them out. Place a teaspoon of the sweet filling in the center of each. ≈ 4 min
  4. Place the dough on top of the filling and shape into round cookies. ≈ 10 min
  5. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 °C for 15 to 20 minutes.

The bill

Turkish lor cheese cookies

  • 200 grams of sugar$0.16
  • 60 g of powdered sugar$0.22
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • 100 g plain yogurt$0.20
  • 270 g of melted, warm butter (or margarine)$2.49
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar$0.04
  • 1 package of baking powder$0.09
  • 375 to 500 grams of flour$0.70

Total$4.30

that's $0.36 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 250 g of lor (a type of Turkish fresh cheese)
  • 200 grams of sugar
  • 60 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 100 g plain yogurt
  • 270 g of melted, warm butter (or margarine)
  • 1 packet of vanilla sugar
  • 1 package of baking powder
  • 375 to 500 grams of flour

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