soft Date Cookies
Dough
250 g Semolina
150 g Butter
85 g Flour
1 tbsp Sugar
80 ml Milk
optional - traditional flavoring
2 tsp Mahleb
0.50 tsp Mastix - powdered
Filling
400 g Date paste
100 g Walnuts
1 tsp Cinnamon
1
melt the butter then mix well with the Semolina thill combined, forming a ball.
for best practices, cover and let it rest overnight at room temperature.
otherwise, let it rest for 1-2 hours.
2
roughly chop the walnuts, mix with the date paste, and cinnamon.
3
after the dough has rested, add the milk and gently combine it to the dough - do not work it!
then add the same way the flour and flavoring.
let rest another 10 Minutes
4
divide the dough into 12g small balls, and the Date paste mix into 10g balls.
5
using your fingers, flatten the dough balls and shape them into a pocket, place the Date paste ball inside then seal.
work it and shape again into a ball.
6
preheat the oven to 160°C.
Traditionally a wooden cookie form would be used, dust it with flour, place the stuffed ball, and press to shape.
set on a Tray with parchment paper.
in no form is found, slightly flatten the cookies.
7
bake for 15 Minutes or until the cookie bottom is slightly golden.
take out and let cool completely.
before serving dust with powdered sugar and Enjoy 🤗
Ingredients
Dough
250 g Semolina
150 g Butter
85 g Flour
1 tbsp Sugar
80 ml Milk
optional - traditional flavoring
2 tsp Mahleb
0.50 tsp Mastix - powdered
Filling
400 g Date paste
100 g Walnuts
1 tsp Cinnamon
Directions
1
melt the butter then mix well with the Semolina thill combined, forming a ball.
for best practices, cover and let it rest overnight at room temperature.
otherwise, let it rest for 1-2 hours.
2
roughly chop the walnuts, mix with the date paste, and cinnamon.
3
after the dough has rested, add the milk and gently combine it to the dough - do not work it!
then add the same way the flour and flavoring.
let rest another 10 Minutes
4
divide the dough into 12g small balls, and the Date paste mix into 10g balls.
5
using your fingers, flatten the dough balls and shape them into a pocket, place the Date paste ball inside then seal.
work it and shape again into a ball.
6
preheat the oven to 160°C.
Traditionally a wooden cookie form would be used, dust it with flour, place the stuffed ball, and press to shape.
set on a Tray with parchment paper.
in no form is found, slightly flatten the cookies.
7
bake for 15 Minutes or until the cookie bottom is slightly golden.
take out and let cool completely.
before serving dust with powdered sugar and Enjoy 🤗
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