Moroccan Tea Biscuits Recipe | Epicurious

Moroccan Tea Biscuits Recipe | Epicurious

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Take one bite of the crisp cookies known as _fekkas_ and you're inhaling the perfumes of the Middle East: orange-flower water, anise, sesame seeds, and toasted almonds.

Keywords

  • cookie
  • biscotti
  • moroccan
  • snack
  • vegetarian
  • gourmet
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • 3/4 cup whole almonds, toasted, cooled, and coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons orange-flower water
  • 2 teaspoons anise seeds
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted and cooled, divided
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash

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