Sour Cream Cookies (Gata)
9 servings
60 minutes
Gata is a delicate Armenian sour cream cookie that has become a symbol of hospitality and traditional tea drinking. Its history dates back to ancient times when every Armenian family prepared this dessert with their unique recipe. Gata has a soft, crumbly texture and a sweet creamy flavor with subtle vanilla notes. Its filling of flour, butter, and sugar adds pleasant sweetness, while the golden crust formed during baking makes gata particularly appetizing. This dessert pairs perfectly with hot tea or coffee and is an excellent treat for both family celebrations and everyday snacks. Gata is not just a cookie; it embodies home warmth and comfort.
1
For the test, cut 250 grams of butter into flour (about 400 grams) and rub it with your hands, then add vanilla sugar (a pack - 30 grams) and baking soda, mix well. Then add two eggs and the egg white, and incorporate sour cream. Mix thoroughly. Knead the dough until it doesn't stick to your hands; add a little more flour if necessary.
- Butter: 400 g
- Wheat flour: 650 g
- Vanilla sugar: 60 g
- Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
- Egg white: 1 piece
- Sour cream: 250 g
2
Mix the remaining flour (200 grams) with butter (150 grams). Then add sugar and vanilla sugar, and mix.
- Wheat flour: 650 g
- Butter: 400 g
- Sugar: 1.5 glass
- Vanilla sugar: 60 g
3
Divide the dough into 3 parts. Roll each part out (about 3 mm thick) and evenly fill with filling. Roll it up and cut into small pieces.
- Wheat flour: 650 g
- Sugar: 1.5 glass
4
Line the baking tray with parchment paper and place the gata on it. Brush the top with egg yolk mixed with milk. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until golden brown. Let it cool.
- Egg yolk: 1 piece