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Are you getting ready for Eid? What would Eid be without icun? We mean the icun of “icun icalaanji caloosha iggee (iggeli)” fame. That is what the street vendors selling icun used to say and it means “eat me, chew me, and dispatch me to the stomach.” We do not know where the “chew me” part came from because these delicate cookies offer very little resistance and just melt in your mouth.
We remember these delicious cookies from our childhood. They had a red dot on top that made them look very pretty. Good icun should be light and crumbly and their colour should also be very light. Made of only flour, sugar, and butter, basic icun is very simple to make once you master the right proportions of the ingredients.
We have our Eid rituals. The preparations for Eid are just as exciting as the big day and one of the things that we do is that we always bake some goodies the night before. The smell of a freshly baked cake or cookies helps put everyone in the mood. The baking happens in between phone calls and it is quite a challenge since the phone never stops ringing. Relatives and friends from different parts of the world would call offering their Eid wishes well into the night. And we love it.
شاهد
المقادير
1 cup = 237 mL · 1 Tbsp = 15 mL · 1 tsp = 5 mL. All are level measurements.
Plain shortbread cookies
Shortbread cookies with almonds
For decorating
طريقة التحضير
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Place the butter in the bowl of a mixer.
Add the powdered sugar.
Beat for 7 minutes until the colour of the mixture becomes very light.
Add the flour.
Add the ground almonds, if using.
Add the vanillin sugar.
Or add the ground cardamom.
Mix for 3 minutes.
Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
التعليقات
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Thanks so much for this recipe it came out amazing! Thanks for all your foolproof recipes. I made this is using self raising flour by accident and it still came out great! Some of my cookies had cracks in it because I added a bit too much powdered sugar and dried up my dough but amazing non the less so tasty.
Thanks again!
Asc wr wb! Aniga WO iga halabay cilada ne mesha ee tahay MA ogi
Asc walal ad bad u mahdsan tihin marka xiga waxan rabay ina an ogado hadi an isticmali karo salted butter
Buurada cusbada leh kuma fiicna.
Salam tnx alot for te recipe…wanted to ask whats your cooki tray position in the oven ??
We always position it the middle rack.
Thank you so much for these wonderfull recipes and for writing in cup, ml and dl to make it easier for us to understand.
You are most welcome. Thank you for writing back.