Arabic Cardamom Shortbread (Gorayba) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 1 tablespoon orange flower water or 1 tablespoon rose water (optional)
1 cup pure ghee
1 cup icing sugar
50 50 pine nuts or 50 pistachios
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation

Melt ghee in a saucepan on the stove.
Add icing sugar to ghee and mix till sugar is completely dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Add cardamom and gradually add in the flour and baking soda.
Mix well. dough should not stick to your hand.
Add more flour if necessary.
Roll 1 tsp of dough at a time into balls.
Place onto an oven tray, flatten slightly.
Place a nut of your choice in the middle of each cookie.
Bake at 180\u00b0C for 10 minutes, or until tops are cream.