Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)
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The Mediterranean Dish · by Maureen Abood5.0 (9)

Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING60M COOK
CAL 11%·PRO 7%
CARBS 30G54% OF CAL
3G FIBER4G ADDED10G INTRINSIC13G OTHER14G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 10G41% OF CAL
6G SAT4G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Decorative butter cookies filled with sweet dates, flavored with orange and the floral spice mahleb. A traditional Middle Eastern celebration dessert.

dessertmiddle easternbaked goodvegetarian
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 18
  • 3/4 cup ghee or clarified butter
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, (room temperature)
  • 2 teaspoons orange blossom water, (or vanilla extract)
  • 1 ¼ cups semolina flour
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, (plus more as needed to finish the dough and coat the molds, if using)
  • 2 teaspoons mahleb, (optional; replace with flour if not using)
  • 1-3 tablespoons milk, (any fat content level, at room temperature)
  • ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar, (for finishing)
  • 10 oz date paste, (or 20 pureed pitted Medjool dates)
PREP
45M
SODIUM
5MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.