Maamoul

Time

Prep 60 min · Cook 20 min · 80 min total

Difficulty

medium

1. 1

   Prepare the filling. For the nuts filling, finely chop the nuts and add sugar and enough orange-blossom water to moisten and hold the nuts together. If you're using walnuts, reduce the amount of the water to 1 tablespoon.

2. 2

   For the dates filling, place the pitted dates in a microwave safe dish and microwave on high for 3-4 minutes, take out and immediately mash with a fork to form a paste. Set aside to cool completely.

   4 min
3. 3

   In a mixer or by hand mix the flour, sugar and butter. Add the water and milk just enough for the dough to hold together.

4. 4

   Let rest for 30 minutes as this makes the dough easier to handle. Form the cookies. Take a walnut size lump of dough.

   30 min
5. 5

   Roll it into a ball and hollow it out with your thumb. Pinch the sides up to make a pot shape.

6. 6

   Fill the hole three-quarters full with the filling. Bring the dough up over the opening to close into a ball. Flatten slightly.

7. 7

   Slightly decorate the tops with tweezers or a fork, (this will help the confectioners' sugar to cling after they are baked.

8. 8

   Place cookies on parchment paper and cook in a pre-heated 325 F oven for 20-25 minutes. Cookies should not become brown as this will affect the taste.

   25 min
9. 9

   While warm, dust the cookies with confectioners' or powered sugar.

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Allergens

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