Tag: cookies
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Ma’amoul
Middle Eastern Date Cookies Ma’amoul These Middle Eastern Date cookies resembling shortbread are popular across the Levant can be found with a variety of filings most commonly date, pistachio or walnut. These cookies are especially popular during Eid, Purim, Christmas and Easter celebrations. These cookies use a special mould or pincers to form the iconic…
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Nan-e Berenji
Persian rice cookies Nan-e Berenji A classic Persian baked good. They hail from the western Kermanshah province in Iran. They are traditionally gluten free, being made with rice four. Nan-e Berenji is associated with Navruz, also known as Persian new year. Unlike most middle eastern sweets they are not too sweet. They pair perfectly with…
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