Name: Rosebud Cookies (Gonca Gül Tatlisi)
Yield: 15 servings (makes 30 cookies)
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 cup (175 grams) olive oil (or any other oil); 3½ cups (800 milliliters) water; 3 cups (300 grams) sugar; 2 tablespoons (25 grams) lemon juice; 1 cup (250 grams) yogurt; 300 grams walnut halves (may substitute pistachios, hazelnuts, or almonds); 1 egg; 1 tablespoon (10 grams) baking powder; 2 tablespoons (15 grams) vanilla powder; 1 cup (170 grams) semolina; 4 cups (550 grams) flour; ½ cup (75 grams) melted butter or margarine

Preparation info

15
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cuisine of Life

By Center for International Private Enterprise

Published 2019

About

Fatma learned how to make this sweet from her friend who lives in Rize, a province in northeast Turkey. According to the story, two lovers would make this dessert when they were at odds with each other, in hopes of reconciling. Gonca gül tatlısı are also prepared at every stage of a courtship — during the proposal, to celebrate the engagement, and to eat during wedding parties, as a symbol for happiness and love.