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Lebanese
Maamoul Date Cookie Dessert
60 min total40 prep20 cook24 servings220 cal
VegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains tree nut
Lebanese maamoul — buttery semolina cookies stuffed with date paste and scented with rose water. A holiday dessert shaped in traditional wooden molds.
Ingredients
pantry
- 2 cupfine semolina
- 1 cupall-purpose flour
- 2 cupdate paste
- 1 tbsporange blossom water
- 0.5 cuppowdered sugar
- 0.5 tspbaking powder
dairy
- 1 cupunsalted butter
- 0.25 cupmilk
Steps
- Cream butter with semolina, flour, baking powder, and milk into soft dough.
- Rest dough 30 minutes.
- Mix date paste with orange blossom water.
- Form dough balls, enclose date filling, and shape in maamoul mold or by hand.
- Place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) 18–20 minutes until lightly golden on bottom.
- Cool completely on a rack.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Tips
- Chill dough if it becomes too soft while shaping.
- Date filling should be smooth and not too wet.
- Do not overbake — cookies should stay pale with light golden bottoms.
- Dust with powdered sugar after cooling completely.
