Prepare filling: add soft butter, pinch of cinnamon and pinch of cardamom(optional) to the date paste, knead together until soft date paste.

In a large bowl add eggs, i added 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk. Add sugar and vanilla, whisk together until sugar dissolve in eggs. Add oil or melted butter, give it a quick whisk.

Add dry ingredients the flour, baking powder and milk powder into the egg mixture.

Stir until combined as a dough, continue knead with hands until you have a smooth & soft cookies dough.

Take a medium ball of dough and spread with hand, take medium ball of date paste and roll as a roller, place in the middle of the dough, close dough and roll with hands( see the video for the steps).

With a fork decorate the top of cookies by making a lines.

Cut into square cookies.

Place cookies in a prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake in preheated oven 220°C for 7 minutes or until golden color.

Cool down before serve it.