Lebanese Maamoul Cookies

Name: Lebanese Maamoul Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 ¼ cup All-Purpose Flour (2¼ cups all-purpose flour); 3 cup Semolina (3 cups + 3 tablespoons fine semolina); 1 cup Clarified Butter (1 cup softened ghee (or 2 sticks softened unsalted butter)); ¼ cup Whole Milk (¼ cup warm whole milk); ¼ cup Rose Water (¼ cup rose or blossom water + 4 tablespoons rose water + 4-5 tablespoons rose water — up to 5); 1 ½ tsp Baking Powder (1½ teaspoons baking powder); 1 cup Icing Sugar (¾ cup powdered sugar + ¼ cup powdered sugar); 1 tsp Mahlab (1 teaspoon mahlab (*optional)) — optional; 8 oz Date (8 ounces Date paste); 1 cup Pistachios (1 cup pistachio (ground )); 1 cup Walnuts (1 cup walnuts (ground ))

Lebanese Maamoul Cookies - Desserts (Middle Eastern)

60 minMiddle Eastern

Servings20

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Steps

1Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a large cookie sheet with greased parchment paper.
2In a large bowl, add all the dry ingredients, mix them, and then add in the softened butter, milk, and rose water or blossom water.
3Using your hands, mix the dough together until it has totally formed into a big ball of grainy dough.
4You can begin using the dough immediately to fill in and shape your cookies.
5First, begin by forming a 2-inch ball of dough. With your index finger poke into the center of the round dough and gently form a deep hole enough to add the filling. Fill the center with a 1-inch ball of date paste or a spoonful of the ground pistachio or walnut mix. Gently fold in the dough and close it to form a ball again.
6Place the stuffed dough ball into the cookie mold and press down using the palm of your hand. Now, turn your mold and tap it firmly on to greased parchment paper until the cookie falls out.
7Repeat the steps to do the rest of your cookies with the desired filling.
8Bake for 18-20 minutes then broil on high for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.
9Dust all cookies with powdered sugar. Enjoy!