Receta · Elbasan, Albania
Ballokume
Elbasan butter cookies
⏱ 45 min🍽 Serves 20 pieces
The cookie of Dita e Verës (Summer Day, March 14). Crumbly, buttery and slightly domed with a cracked top.

Përbërësit
Ingredients
- 250 g butter (traditionally clarified), softened
- 250 g sugar
- 4 eggs
- 300 g fine cornmeal
- 1 tsp vanilla
Përgatitja
Method
- Beat the butter and sugar for a long time, until very pale and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla.
- Fold in the cornmeal to a soft dough.
- Shape small balls, flatten slightly on a tray and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 15–20 minutes until the tops crack.
Video
Watch it made
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