Middle eastern cookies

persian love cookies // almond flour, rose water, lemon, cardamom, pistachios, rose petals

Maamoul are buttery date filled middle eastern cookies that will melt in your mouth and are utterly scrumptious. Naturally sweetened with dates these have minimal added sugar. They are popular at Eid, Christmas and other holidays.

Traditional Middle Eastern Baklava but in cookie form. These cookies are filled with everything that’s found in traditional chocolate Baklava like; pistachios, honey, walnuts, chocolate and even more honey. With the addition of brown butter and flakey sea salt for extra flavor. It taste so much like the real thing and takes me back to Greece with every bite. My family and friends said the cookies are better than the original dessert. Vist…

Sesame Tahini Cookies are chewy delicious gluten-free cookies with Middle Eastern flavor. Instead of butter, tahini paste is used to add a rich nutty taste!

How to make Classic Mamool Cookies

Simple to make with only a few ingredients, these Ghraybeh shortbread cookies are made with rosewater and filled with jam for a tasty treat.

Kolompeh is a traditional Iranian pastry originated in city of Kerman. It's one of the easy pastries that you can make at home and it's very popular during the Norooz (Persian new year).The dough is soft, buttery and scented with saffron and cardamom. The filling is made of dates and nuts (normally walnut or pistachio), spices and rose water. However, I used pecans in the filling and I just loved the result.There are some special stamps for making Kolopmeh to not just press it but to give it…

Egyptian Kahk cookies are traditional sweets that are often served during the holiday season in Egypt. Filled with sweet nutty mixture and dusted with powdered sugar these cookies are enjoyed by people of all ages.

This collection of the best middle eastern desserts will make your taste buds thank you! Middle Eastern cuisine has so much delicious food to offer and they also have some awesome desserts! This super delicious pistachio baklava is buttery, sweet, flakey, nutty, gooey.

A delicate, rich and fine textured cookie with a distinctive ghee flavor. Ghraybeh is a the Middle Eastern shortbread cookie with a minimal bite to it.