Kleicha (Traditional Chaldean Christmas Cookie) Recipe | Samsung Food App

Name: Kleicha (Traditional Chaldean Christmas Cookie) Recipe | Samsung Food App
Ingredients: ½ cup warm water; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 1 (1/4 oz) packet active yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons; 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons dough spice blend; 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (optional); 1 cup melted unsalted butter (1 stick); 1 ¼ cup warm milk; Egg wash (1 egg + 1 tbsp water); 1 pound date paste (If you can't find prepared date paste you can make your own by pureeing pitted dates with a little water.); 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon sesame seeds; 1 teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 cup walnut halves (should come out to about ¾ cup when chopped); ¼ cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cardamom; 2 teaspoons rose water

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This recipe makes a manageable amount of about 100 cookies. Traditionally a lot more are made with some being frozen for later. Once you get the hang of making them, you can easily double the recipe.

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Ingredients

½ cup warm water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 (1/4 oz) packet active yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons
4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 teaspoons dough spice blend
1 teaspoon nigella seeds (optional)
1 cup melted unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 ¼ cup warm milk
Egg wash (1 egg + 1 tbsp water)
1 pound date paste (If you can't find prepared date paste you can make your own by pureeing pitted dates with a little water.)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1 cup walnut halves (should come out to about ¾ cup when chopped)
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons rose water