Gata Cookies

Baking and Desserts | Armenian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

You can add chopped nuts to the filling for the gata.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 20.8 oz
Butter - 7.1 oz
Matsoni - 4 fl oz
Salt - a pinch
Activated Baking Soda - ½ spoons
Powdered Sugar - 9.5 oz
Ghee - 2.8 oz
Whole egg - 2 pieces

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Sift 350 grams of flour into a large bowl, add salt and baking soda, and mix with butter until crumbly.

Step 3

Add matsoni and knead the dough.

Step 4

Place it in a bag or wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30–40 minutes.

Step 5

For the filling, mix powdered sugar with melted butter until well combined using a mixer.

Step 6

Then add 240 grams of flour and mix with your hands until you have a uniform, crumbly mixture.

Step 7

Divide the dough into two parts, roll it out into a rectangle about 2–3 mm thick, evenly spread half of the crumbly filling over the dough, and roll the dough into a tight log.

Step 8

Brush the roll with beaten egg yolks, create crosshatch patterns using a fork, and cut it into trapezoidal pieces of equal size. Repeat the same process with the remaining dough and filling.