ma’amoul middle eastern date filled cookies

Date Filled Cookies

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Description This recipe calls for dates, but you could substitute raisins or mincemeat. Ingredients 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped ½ cup white sugar ¾ cup water ½ cup butter, softened ½ cup packed brown sugar 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 ¼ cups rolled oats ½ teaspoon salt Instructions Preheat oven to … Read more

Ma’amoul (Lebanese Date Cookies)

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Description After a few phone calls with my mom and grandma, I managed to write a detailed recipe for one of my favorite Lebanese sweets, ma’amoul. They take time to make, but are not very difficult. Wooden ma’amoul molds give them their distinctive decorative shapes. Ingredients 2 cups semolina flour 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ … Read more