Gurabije - Lard Cookies
Gurabije (lard cookies) are a delicious treat made with simple ingredients! With no chill time and easy preparation, you'll love these flaky and melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
Servings: 50 cookies
Calories: 70kcal
Ingredients
- 5 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ lb lard
Instructions
- In a medium-size bowl, add flour, salt, and baking soda. Mix until combined. Set aside.
- In a mixer bowl, add sugar and eggs. Start the mixer on the low speed and mix for a couple of minutes. Start adding smaller pieces of lard to the mixer bowl and increase the speed to medium. Mix until you've added all lard and the mixture is well combined – approximately a few minutes.
- Transfer the lard with sugar and eggs mixture to a large bowl and slowly add flour. Mix with a spatula, and start working the dough with your hands. The dough will be crumbly, but it will get its shape and texture after a few minutes.
- Generously dust the work surface with the flour and transfer the dough onto the working surface. Work the dough until you get the sticky yet firm dough ball.
- Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Divide the dough into two parts and roll out the first part. The dough will be sticky, so dust the rolling pin with the flour often. Roll the dough into roughly ⅜ of an inch. I prefer my cookies to be thinner and crispier. I lightly rolled the engraved rolling pin onto the dough surface for an additional texture on top. This step is optional. Cut the cookies out with a biscuit cutter or any cookie cutter you prefer – this is the part where you can have some fun. To keep it simple, I used the two-and-a-half-inch biscuit cutter.
- Transfer the cookies to the parchment-lined baking sheet. You will get around 50 cookies, so I bake them in 2 batches.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges. The top of the cookies will be pale.
- Serve immediately or at room temperature. Enjoy!
Notes
- My cookies were done in 20-22 minutes using a regular oven. Bake them until the edges are slightly golden if you want them crispier. The cookies should still be pale on top.
- Please note that the bake time will be longer if you roll the dough thicker.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.001g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 356IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg