Lebanese Easter Cookies (Ma'amoul) Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups fine semolina flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
• 1 teaspoon rose water
• 1/2 teaspoon mahlab (optional)
• For the Date Filling:
• 1 pound pitted dates, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• For the Walnut Filling:
• 1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water
• For the Pistachio Filling:
• 1 cup pistachios, finely chopped
• Powdered sugar, for dusting