MA'AMOUL (NUT-FILLED COOKIES)

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Provided by Joan Nathan

Categories     Cookies     Food Processor     Nut     Bake     Hanukkah     Purim     Walnut     Fall     Cinnamon     Butter

Yield Makes 35 - 40 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

Dough:
2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup semolina flour
10 ounces (2 1/2 sticks) pareve margarine or 1 pound (2 sticks) butter
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/4-1/2 cup water
Confectioners' sugar
Filling:
1 1/2 cups roughly ground walnuts
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar

Steps:

  • 1. For the dough, place the flour, semolina, margarine, and oil in a food processor equipped with a steel blade. Add the water gradually, pulsing until a soft dough is formed. Cover and set aside for 10-15 minutes in the refrigerator.
  • 2. For the filling, combine the walnuts with the cinnamon and sugar.
  • 3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • 4. Either use the ma'amoul mold described above or take a piece of dough about the size of a walnut. Roll it into a ball and hollow out the center. Inside, place a heaping teaspoon of walnut filling. With your hands, mold the dough closed.
  • Continue with the rest of the dough.
  • 5. Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. With the tines of a fork or tweezers with a serrated edge, make designs on the top of each cookie, being sure not to penetrate the crust.
  • 6. Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Do not brown; the cookies should look white. Cool. When hard, roll in confectioners' sugar.

Akolawole Akanni
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Overall, I really enjoyed these maamoul cookies. They were easy to make and turned out delicious.


Amirelys Monterroza
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I was disappointed with these cookies. They were too dry and the filling was bland.


Namatovu Faridah
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These cookies are beautiful! I love the intricate designs on top.


samuel gilbert
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I'm not a fan of dates, but I really enjoyed these cookies. The filling was sweet and gooey, and the cookie itself was crispy and flavorful.


jana Waheed
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These cookies are the perfect combination of sweet and savory. I love the nutty filling.


Charlotte Dean (OMGitzLotty)
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I made these cookies for a bake sale and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them.


Christina Perisee
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Meh.


Ebony Botts
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The recipe was easy to follow and the cookies turned out great. I will definitely be making these again.


Paul B
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These cookies are so addictive! I can't stop eating them.


Aduloju Max
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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies turned out really crumbly. I think I might have overmixed the dough.


Ranged Sparrow
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Delicious!


Simp 4You
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These cookies were just okay. They were a bit dry and the filling was too sweet for my taste.


david ryder
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I'm not a baker, but these maamoul cookies were so easy to make. They turned out beautifully and tasted even better.


Soriful love Poli
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I've made these maamoul cookies several times now and they are always perfect. The recipe is easy to follow and the cookies turn out so delicious.


Rebecca Fricke
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These maamoul cookies were a hit at my party! They were so delicious and looked so elegant on the dessert table.