Dessert
Kahk el-Eid (Egyptian Eid Cookies)

Kahk el-Eid (Egyptian Eid Cookies)

Egypt

60Minutes
MediumLevel
10Serves
8Steps
About

The tender, buttery shortbread cookies dusted in icing sugar and often filled with dates or nuts, baked in every Egyptian home to celebrate Eid al-Fitr.

Equipment
  • Large bowl
  • Baking trays
  • Kahk mould or fork
  • Sieve
Ingredients
Plain flour4 cups
Ghee or butter, softened1½ cups
Milk, warm½ cup
Dried yeast1 tsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Kahk spice (sesame, fennel, mahleb)2 tbsp
Dates or walnuts (for filling, optional)1 cup
Icing sugar (to dust)for dusting

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