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Cashew Ghoriba Biscuits

Name: Cashew Ghoriba Biscuits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: moroccan
Ingredients: 250 g Cashew Nuts; 100 g Icing Sugar; 2 Egg Yolks; 2 tbs Orange Blossom Water; To Glaze Icing Sugar; 100 g Almonds

A classic Tunisian dessert from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

min total

servings

362

cal / serving

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Origin

Categorized as Tunisian Dessert in TheMealDB. Original source: http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/40152/cashew-ghoriba-biscuits.aspx

Ingredients

250 gCashew Nuts
100 gIcing Sugar
2Egg Yolks
2 tbsOrange Blossom Water
To GlazeIcing Sugar
100 gAlmonds

Instructions

01
Preheat the oven at 180 C / Gas 4. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
02
In a bowl, mix the cashews and icing sugar. Add the egg yolks and orange blossom water and mix to a smooth homogeneous paste.
03
Take lumps of the cashew paste and shape into small balls. Roll the balls in icing sugar and transfer to the baking tray. Push an almond in the centre of each ghribia.
04
Bake until the biscuits are lightly golden, about 20 minutes. Keep an eye on them, they burn quickly.