An Easy and Delicious Turkish Cookie

Today, I want to share with you a very easy Turkish cookie recipe. This recipe is especially for my sweet friends Ahu and Ozge who loved my cookies when I made them for our gathering. You can make it in less than 30 minutes especially if you have unexpected guests and there is nothing to offer them with a cup of coffee or tea. You only need flour, butter and powdered sugar. They are absolutely delicious. Must try it!

Ingredients:
1 cup (two sticks) butter softened at the room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar, plus 1 tbsp to sprinkle on the top
Approximately 2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or hazel nuts (optional)

Instructions:
I did not write an exact amount for  flour since I add a little at a time until the dough gets as soft as an ear lobe.

1. Preheat oven for 325 F. Cover a baking sheet with a same size non-stick baking paper not to grease the sheet and make dirty it.

Baking sheet

2. Put softened butter and powdered sugar in a large and deep bowl.

2. Cream the softened butter and powdered sugar together using a mixer. I use a hand mixer. 

3. After they combine well, add a little flour a little at a time to the mixture until it gets as soft as an ear lobe. Then, if you like, add chopped nuts to the dough and mix until they combine well.

4. Get a walnut size dough, round in your hands and press it until you make a half inch thick flat circle.

5. Then, put your circle cookies a little far from each other in the baking sheet lined with a baking paper. 

6. Shape their surface poking slightly with a fork and bake them in the oven until their bottom turns very light brown and top part a little hard not so much. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Note: Check them often and do not bake them very long since they will get very hard. Generally 10-15 minutes is enough. Keep an eye on their bottom to decide whether or not they are done. Also, I tried to make them once with coconut oil, but they became very hard even though I did not cook very long. So, I prefer butter to make this recipe.