Have you been craving a delightful treat that combines the sweetness of dates, the crispness of filo dough, and the warmth of aromatic spices? Look no further than the delectable date filled cookie wraps! This tantalizing dessert, also known as ma'amoul, is a popular delicacy enjoyed in many cultures, especially during festive occasions. With its unique blend of flavors and textures, it's sure to leave a lasting impression on your taste buds. In this article, we'll guide you through the art of crafting these irresistible date filled cookie wraps, providing you with all the necessary steps, tips, and variations to create a treat that will impress your loved ones and satisfy your sweet cravings. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your kitchen, and let's embark on a culinary journey that celebrates the goodness of dates and the magic of homemade desserts.
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DATE-FILLED COOKIE WRAPS
A nutty date filling adds texture to rich cookies made with cream cheese.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Line 2 cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper, set aside.
- In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and 1 tablespoon sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. On low speed, gradually beat in flour. On large piece of plastic wrap, form dough into 10x5-inch rectangle. Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, stir together chopped dates, 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons sugar. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in orange peel, vanilla and walnuts; set aside.
- Heat oven to 325°F. Cut dough in half into 2 squares. On floured surface, roll out 1 square of dough into 10-inch square. Using fluted pastry wheel, trim edges; cut into twenty-five 2-inch squares. Spoon 1 teaspoon date mixture onto center of each 2-inch square. Bring 2 opposite corners of dough together, partially overlapping and covering date mixture. Using fingers dipped in water, press dough to seal. Arrange 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Repeat with other half of dough.
- In small bowl, beat egg white and 1 tablespoon water; brush onto dough wraps. Sprinkle with coarse white sparkling sugar.
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden brown. Cool 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 60, Carbohydrate 7 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 20 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g
DATE-FILLED SANDWICH COOKIES
Of all the cookies I've baked over the years, these have remained one of my all-time favorite. The dough is very easy to work with, and the result is eye-catching. -Debbie Rode, Oxbow, Saskatchewan
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 3 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small saucepan, combine filling ingredients. Cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Cool to room temperature. Spread on the bottoms of half of the cookies; top with remaining cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 183 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 106mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
STUFFED DATE CREAM COOKIES
My mom made this every year at Christmas. It's a great treat that everybody loves! Pecans can be substituted for walnuts.
Provided by ruthlessmama
Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date
Time 3h45m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Sift flour and salt together into a bowl; stir into creamed butter until dough holds together. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill, 3 hours to overnight.
- Press 1 walnut into each date and press closed.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Spread a pastry cloth over a work surface and sprinkle generously with confectioners' sugar. Roll chilled dough into 1/8-inch thick rectangle on the prepared work surface. Cut dough into 3 1/2 x 1 1/2-inch strips using a pastry wheel or pizza cutter.
- Place 1 stuffed date in the center of each strip. Roll strip around date and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Arrange cookies, folded side-down, on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 18 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9.5 g, Cholesterol 9.4 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 33.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
GRANDMA'S DATE FILLED COOKIES
These cookies have two layers of delicious and light sugar cookies sandwiched with date filling. I even loved these as a kid, when dates weren't COOL!
Provided by Epi-curious
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Mix in a sauce pan the dates, sugar and TBSP of flour, water, and lemon juice. Cook this for about 5 minutes on a medium heat, until all are blended well.
- Mix together the shortening, sugar, and eggs.
- Stir in the 2 Tbsps. thick cream and l teaspoons vanilla.
- Sift together the 2 1/2 cups of flour, baking soda and salt. Add to shortening mix to form dough.
- Chill dough for at least 1 to 2 hours.
- Roll out dough in thin layers in small batches and cut with round cookie cutter.
- Put mixture (about a tbsp.) in the center between 2 thin cookies pressed together.
- Bake at 350 degrees on lightly greased sheet pan for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.5, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 17.2, Sodium 68.7, Carbohydrate 29.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 18.4, Protein 2.1
DATE FILLED COOKIES
This recipe calls for dates, but you could substitute raisins or mincemeat.
Provided by Gordon
Categories Desserts Cookies Fruit Cookie Recipes Date
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a small saucepan over low heat, mix dates, sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes, or until thick and smooth. Set aside to cool.
- Cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth. Gradually mix in flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the oatmeal and mix well. Stir in 2 to 4 tablespoons of water. Form the dough into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/8 inch thickness and cut into 2 inch rounds. Place 1/2 of the rounds on cookie sheets. Spoon date mixture in the center of each round and top with another round. Press edges firmly together.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 129.1 calories, Carbohydrate 22.1 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 90.6 mg, Sugar 12.6 g
DATE FILLED COOKIES
This is a very basic recipe for a rolled- up- pastry- cookie with date filling, it has many variations in Israel, I will note some here. Very sweet & tasty,yet no added sugar. The pastry is very easy to make and is called "SFM" which stands for Sour cream, Flour and Margarine(in Hebrew-"shekem") The pastry itself can also be used for quiches,pies etc.
Provided by becki in Israel
Categories Dessert
Time 1h20m
Yield 40-60 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix the pastry ingredients well to form a nice soft smooth dough.
- Form ball and wrap in the paper left from margarine and refrigerate for an hour(or stick in freezer for 10 minutes,or -- don't chill at all if in a rush!).
- Divide into three parts (each will create a "roll up").
- On a clean,floured surface roll to a large rectangle (about 30-40cm x 20-30cm), around 2-3mm thick, with the long end parallel to you.
- *TIP: roll the end closest to you slightly thinner and roll up from this side-this ensures pastry gets baked all the way through.
- With a long spatula spread a third of the date spread evenly over the pastry, leaving a 5-10mm margin all around.
- Optional additions before rolling:.
- *cut up the date "block" into small pieces (I usually just tear little bits off by hand) and distribute a third over the date spread.
- *sprinkle with around a teaspoon of cinnamon-and some sugar if desired.
- *This is a delicious touch: crumble 2-3 tablespoons of plain vanilla Halva over the date spread.
- Repeat with the other 2 parts of pastry.
- *Now roll up tightly,place on baking paper lined cookie sheet (curve the roll if it came out too long) and bake for about 10-20 minutes -DEPENDS ON YOUR OVEN-until golden.
- Remove tray from oven and leave to cool slightly.
- With a sharp serated edge knife cut diagonaly into 2-3 cm slices and leve to cool completely.
- You can sprinkle with powdered suger if desired.
- Store in airtight cookie containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.3, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 2.5, Sodium 50.7, Carbohydrate 18, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 8, Protein 1.7
DATE NUT COOKIE PIES
Don't let the humble name fool you. These little cookies are bursting with flavor. They're reminiscent of those fig cookies you had as a kid-raised to the third power. The cream pastry is tender and flaky, and the honey-kissed filling, just sweet enough, is deepened by plump Medjool dates. They're also bite-size and adorable.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories Date Pecan Walnut Pie Kid-Friendly Dessert Small Plates
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- To prepare the pastry, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the egg yolks and 3 tablespoons of the cream and pulse just until the dough starts to come together. Add more cream if necessary but stop before the dough is too wet. Tip half of the dough out onto a piece of plastic wrap and form it into a disk. Repeat with the remaining dough. Chill the disks for at least 2 hours.
- To prepare the filling, bring the dates and the water to a simmer over medium heat in a small saucepan. Cook until the dates are very soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer the dates and the water to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade and add the pecans, walnuts, honey, orange zest, cardamom, cloves, and salt and pulse until you have a chunky paste. Let cool completely.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Working with one disk at a time, roll the dough out to a thickness of 1/8 inch on a very lightly floured surface. (Less flour means a more tender cookie.) Using a 2-inch cookie cutter, cut out circles of dough and set them about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining disk. You can reroll the dough once if you like.
- Scoop about a rounded 1/2 teaspoon of filling onto half of the dough circles. Brush the edges of the filling-topped circles with a bit of cream and top with another dough circle, gently pressing the edges to seal. Once you've sandwiched all of the cookies, use a fork to crimp all of the edges.
- Chill the cookies until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Brush the top of each cookie with cream and sprinkle with a bit of sanding sugar. Bake until the cookies are golden and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through. Let the cookies cool completely on a rack.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.
Tips:
- Use ripe dates: Softer dates are easier to work with and will result in a more tender cookie wrap.
- Pit the dates before using: This will make it easier to fill the cookie wraps.
- Use a variety of fillings: You can use nuts, seeds, dried fruit, or even chocolate chips to fill the cookie wraps.
- Be careful not to overfill the cookie wraps: Too much filling will make them difficult to fold and seal.
- Bake the cookie wraps until they are golden brown: This will ensure that they are cooked through.
- Let the cookie wraps cool before serving: This will help them to set and hold their shape.
Conclusion:
Date-filled cookie wraps are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are perfect for a quick snack or a special occasion dessert. With a variety of fillings to choose from, there is sure to be a date-filled cookie wrap that everyone will love. So next time you are looking for a sweet treat, give date-filled cookie wraps a try!
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