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PISTACHIO COOKIES

Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Arab
Servings 20 Cookies
Calories 180 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Semolina medium grains
  • 2 Cups All purpose flour
  • ½ Cup Melted butter 100 grams
  • ½ Cup Vegetable oil 100 ML
  • 4 Tbsp Sweet condensed milk
  • ¼ tsp dried yeast (optional)
  • ¼ tsp Baking soda
  • 4 Tbsp Rose water

For filling:

  • ¾ Cup pistachio
  • 2 Tbsp sugar syrup
  • 1 Tbsp rose water

For Decoration:

  • ½ cup Powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl mix the semolina and flour then add the butter and oil, mix all together until you have a cookies dough. Don't over mix just to combine.
  • Cover and let it rest at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • To the dough add the yeast, baking soda, sweet condensed milk and the rose water, knead all until well combined.
  • To prepare the filling: in a medium bowl place the crushed pistachio, sugar syrup and the rose water mix with a spoon together.
  • Take a small amount of the dough and shape as a ball, at the middle make with your finger a small hole, add 1 tbsp of pistachio filling, then close firmly.
  • Place the cookie ball in a cookie mold or ma’amol mold(i bought it from a chinese store) Then, flip the cookie upside down and click the edge of the cookie mold to let the piece get out. If you don't have a ma'amol mold you can shape the top with a fork as classic cookies shape.
  • Place the cookies on an oven tray.
  • Bake it in a preheated oven 220°C for 10 to 15 mins until golden color.
  • Sprinkle the powdered sugar immediately above the cookies when out of the oven.

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Notes

  • The more the dough rest, the more flavour you'll have.
  • when out of oven make sure to sprinkle powdered sugar immediately so it sticks well at the top.
  • Maamoul cookies should bake on a high temperature.
  • If your mold stick dust it with a little bit of flour.
  • Don't use the fine grains semolina in this recipe.
Keyword MA’AMOUL, pistachio cookies