Ma’amoul (Date & Pistachio Cookies) Recipe | Samsung Food App

Ma’amoul (Date & Pistachio Cookies) Recipe | Samsung Food App

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My favourite combination for this special Eid cookie is using half flour and half semolina - it results in the best melt in your mouth cookie! We only make this special treat on our 2 Eid’s and...

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups fine semolina (farkha, #1)
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3 cups melted vegetable ghee
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1 + 1/3 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1 tsp mastic, ground with ½ tsp granulated sugar
  • 1.5 tbsp ground mahlab
  • 1.5 tbsp rose water
  • 1.5 tbsp pre-made kaek spices
  • 1 kg date paste (2 kg if all the cookies will be dates)
  • 2 tbsp cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil (or more as needed to help with stickiness)
  • 2.5 cups whole pistachios, unsalted & roasted
  • 3-4 tbsp simple syrup
  • 1 tsp rose water

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