Christmas Cookie Assortment: Kahk el Eid

These delicate butter cookies, adorned with fragrant spices and a dusting of powdered sugar, are a beloved hallmark of Eid al-Fitr, a time of the Christmas season in Egypt. Create a batch and savor the candy traditions of Eid with household and associates.

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Kahk el Eid

Elements:

For the Cookies

• 3 cups flour
• a touch of salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds (optionally available)
• ½ teaspoon dry yeast
• 1 cup ghee, room temperature and never melted
• ⅓ cup heat water
• Powdered sugar

For the Filling

• 1 tablespoon ghee or butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.
• ¼ cup honey
• ½ cup coarsely floor pistachios

Directions:

1. Within the bowl of an electrical mixer, combine flour, salt, sugar, yeast, cinnamon, and sesame seeds collectively.
2. Add the ghee and blend till utterly integrated.
3. Add water and blend till the dough comes collectively.
4. Cowl and let relaxation for an hour.
5. Within the meantime, put together the filling. In a small saucepan over medium warmth, add the 1 tablespoon ghee and soften. Add flour and blend till flour turns golden.
6. Take away from warmth and add sesame seeds and honey. Combine effectively, returning to low warmth till the combination thickens.
7. Take away once more from warmth and blend in pistachios. Let cool for 10 minutes.
8. Kind into small balls, about 20 whole.
9. After the dough has rested for an hour, preheat oven to 350 levels.
10. Divide the dough equally into 20 balls.
11. Take a ball of dough into your fingers and flatten barely, making an imprint within the heart together with your thumb.
12. Place a ball of pistachio filling within the heart of the dough circle, closing the dough across the filling to kind a ball.
13. Place cookie on parchment-lined cookie sheet. Repeat till all of the cookies are shaped. Use the tines of a fork to make an imprint on the tops of the cookies.
14. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or till the underside is golden brown.
15. Take away to chill on a wire rack. Sift powdered sugar on prime when totally cooled.

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