BallokumeAlbanian Cornflour Cookies

Name: Ballokume (Albanian Cornflour Cookies)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Albania
Ingredients: 300 g Corn Flour; 200 g White Sugar; 200 g Unsalted Butter (softened); 2 pcs Egg; 2 g Salt

Ballokume are Albanian cornflour cookies with a rich butter-and-egg dough and a tender, sandy crumb. This version uses a restrained batch size for home baking.

Prep

20m

Cook

20m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

431kcal

Calories

Protein

23g

Fat

54g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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300g
Corn Flour
200g
White Sugar
200g
Unsalted Butter (softened)
2pcs
Egg
2g
Salt

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Method

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5 steps

01
Beat the unsalted butter and white sugar together until pale and fluffy.
02
Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the salt.
03
Fold in the corn flour to make a soft, rich dough.
04
Shape the dough into small rounds and place them on a lined baking tray.
05
Bake until the cookies are set and lightly golden at the edges, about 18 minutes at 180°C (350°F). Cool before serving.

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