Basic cookies

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • unsalted butter, softened (about 680 grams) • whole milk (240 ml) • baking powder • toasted sesame seeds • salt • Ka'ak spice mix: • ground cinnamon • ground cloves • ground cardamom • ground allspice

oat flour (about 100 grams) • egg • baking powder • salt • honey, or more to taste • unrefined coconut oil or clarified butter (about 60 ml) • For the filling: date paste mixed with 1 tablespoon coconut oil and cinnamon

eggs • powdered sugar (about 120 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 440 grams) • melted butter (about 115 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • salt • vanilla • baking powder • Zest of 2 lemons (or 1 orange) 🍊

flour (about 750 grams) • butter (about 225 grams) • corn oil (about 240 ml) • sour cream (about 240 ml) • egg • toasted black sesame paste (tahini or black seed paste) • toasted sesame seeds • ground mahlab • ground mastic • ground fennel seeds • baking powder • vanilla extract •

all-purpose flour (about 8 cups) • powdered sugar (about 240 grams) • baking powder • salt • orange juice (about 240 ml) • lemon zest • vegetable oil (about 240 ml) • Sesame seeds for garnish

all-purpose flour (about 8 cups) • cornstarch (about 1 cup) • clarified butter or ghee (about 2 2/3 cups) • maamoul or cookie spice mix • instant yeast • scant 1 cup water (about 3/4 cup or 180 ml) • salt • sesame seeds • powdered sugar

flour (about 8 cups) • milk (240 ml) • oil (360 ml) • water (240 ml) • yeast • salt • sugar • egg • anise seeds for topping

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • salt • clarified butter or ghee (preferably homemade) (about 570 grams) • granulated sugar • ka'ak spice mix (or substitute with a mix of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom) • large cup sesame seeds (about 1/2 cup or 70 grams) • warm water (about 240 ml) for kneading • fresh yeast, about the size of a hazelnut (or substitute with instant yeast)

fine semolina (about 700 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 300 grams) • ghee (about 400 grams) • sugar (about 200 grams) • maamoul spice mix (or kahk spices) • ground mahlab • warm milk (about 200 ml) • walnuts, chopped (about 500 grams) • thick simple syrup • powdered sugar • orange blossom water and 1 tablespoon rose water • ghee

flour (about 1 kg) • clarified butter or ghee (about 1 kg) • milk (about 240 ml) • yeast • toasted sesame seeds • kahk flavoring (or substitute with 1/2 teaspoon ground mahlab or vanilla extract) • salt

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • ghee (about 400 grams) • plain yogurt (about 240 grams) • baking powder • salt

ghee (about 225 grams) • semolina flour (about 160 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 315 grams) • powdered sugar (about 24 grams) • water or milk (60 ml) • mahlab (ka'ak spice) • instant yeast • baking powder • Filling • date paste (about 200 grams) • finely chopped nuts (about 120 grams) • honey (about 21 grams) •

all-purpose flour (about 375 grams) • (level) instant yeast • (level) baking powder • whole anise seeds • ground anise • ground mahlab • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • sugar (about 100 grams) • warm milk (about 180 ml), or as needed for kneading • For brushing the tops • water + 1 teaspoon sugar • Sesame seeds

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • (about 2 cups) clarified butter or ghee • salt • sugar • sesame seeds • baking powder • milk • active dry yeast • Turkish delight (malban) and date paste for filling • Powdered sugar for dusting

fine semolina (about 240 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • sugar (about 100 grams) • baking powder • mahlab or kahk spice • salt • melted clarified butter or ghee, cooled (about 225 grams) • oil (about 60 ml) • milk (about 120 ml) • Filling ⬇️ • date paste (about 14 ounces) • ground cinnamon •

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • ghee (at room temperature) • unsalted butter (at room temperature) • ground mahlab • rose water • orange blossom water • salt • homemade sweetened condensed milk • For the filling • (about 1 1/8 pounds) date paste • ground cinnamon • ground cardamom •

butter (about 7 tablespoons) • Kiri cheese squares (or 4 ounces cream cheese) • flour (about 120 grams) • maamoul spice mix or mahleb • anise seeds • ground fennel seeds • cardamom • sugar • date paste (for filling) or walnuts

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • unsalted butter, at room temperature (400 grams) • powdered sugar • powdered milk • vegetable oil • eggs • vanilla extract • mahlab (ground cherry pit spice) • baking powder • salt

softened butter • powdered sugar • Kiri cheese squares (or 4 ounces cream cheese) • all-purpose flour • For the filling: • Date paste + 1 teaspoon ghee (or unsalted butter)

unsalted butter (200 grams), at room temperature • large egg • vanilla extract • all-purpose flour (about 350 grams) • powdered milk • baking powder • salt • vegetable oil (60 ml) • granulated sugar (100 grams)

plus 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (200 grams) • oil • powdered sugar • egg • ground anise • baking powder • all-purpose flour (about 425 grams) • Date paste with a pinch of ground cardamom for flavor

flour (about 8 cups) • ghee and 1/2 cup unsalted butter • instant yeast • sesame seeds • kahk spice (or substitute with a mix of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom) • salt • warm milk (240 ml) • sugar

all-purpose flour (about 60 grams) • semolina (about 80 grams) • vegetable oil (about 120 ml) • ghee (about 200 grams) • yeast • salt • sugar • Filling: crushed peanuts, cinnamon, and sugar

(about 8 cups) all-purpose flour • (about 500 grams) ghee or clarified butter • (about 300 ml) warm water • sesame seeds • kahk flavoring (or substitute with a mix of vanilla and a pinch of nutmeg if unavailable) • active dry yeast • sugar

semolina (about 160 grams) • all-purpose flour (about 125 grams) • melted butter (about 115 grams) • baking powder • salt • powdered sugar • milk (about 120 ml) • For the date filling: • soft, pitted black dates (about 180 grams), peeled • butter • ground cinnamon

flour for cookies and biscuits • (about 550 grams) clarified butter (ghee) • kahk flavoring (mahlab or kahk spice mix) • fresh yeast, about the size of a walnut • warm water (about 180 ml) • sugar • Sesame seeds, to taste • salt

cake flour (about 1 kg) • cornstarch (about 200 grams) • clarified butter (about 400 grams) • good-quality unsalted butter (about 300 grams) • ka'ak spice (mahlab or ka'ak aroma) • toasted sesame seeds • milk (about 60 ml) • water (about 120 ml) • salt • sugar • yeast • Filling of your choice: Turkish delight (malban), plain, or date paste

(about 8 cups) high-quality all-purpose flour or flour for kahk and biscuits • (about 2 2/3 cups) ghee, preferably homemade or high-quality • (about 1/3 cup) cornstarch • (about 2 tablespoons) unsweetened powdered whipping cream (plain, not sweetened) • (about 2 tablespoons) powdered sugar, finely ground and sifted • (about 2 tablespoons) powdered milk • (about 1 tablespoon) kahk spice mix • (about 1 tablespoon, leveled) baking powder • (about 1 tablespoon) instant yeast • salt • (about 2 tablespoons) banana extract • toasted sesame seeds •

sifted all-purpose flour (about 250 grams) • very fine semolina (about 160 grams) • softened butter (not melted) or use 3/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup ghee • powdered sugar (about 30 grams) • milk (add more or less as needed for the dough) • mahlab • ground mastic • baking powder • salt • Vanilla • powdered milk • link

all-purpose flour (1 kilogram) • clarified butter, hot (500 grams) • active dry yeast • sugar • salt • kahk flavoring (or substitute with 1 tablespoon vanilla extract and 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon) • toasted sesame seeds (about 30 grams) • water (about 240 ml) • Powdered sugar, for dusting