Tunisian Chickpea Cookies (Ghreiba)

Ingredients

• 1 cup chickpea flour
• ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sugar
• ¼ teaspoon vanilla sugar
• Zest of half an orange
• Pinch of salt
• 3 Tablespoon light colored, light flavored oil (canola, vegetable, peanut)
• 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted margarine, melted

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a bowl, combine the chickpea flour, all-purpose flour, sugar, vanilla sugar, salt and orange zest. Add the oil and margaine slowly and combine thoroughly. As soon as the dough comes together into a ball, it is ready.
2. Divide into 16 equal balls and place on lined cookie sheet. Bake 20-23 minutes until lightly golden on the bottom. Let cool on racks for 10 minutes before transferring off baking sheet.

Variations:

1. For a gluten free version, use all chickpea flour.
2. For a decorative touch, add almond slices to the top of unbaked cookies.
3. For a sweeter cookie, roll in cinnamon sugar when cool.
4. To store, place in a cookie tin. Cookies keep up to 4-6 days in an airtight container.

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