Algerian Nakach Hilal Cookies

Name: Algerian Nakach Hilal Cookies
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Serves 6 servings
Ingredients: Dough; 1/3 cup butter (150 grams); 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (300 grams); 3 tablespoons powdered milk; Pinch salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 tablespoon powdered sugar; 1 large egg; Mixture of water and orange blossom water; Filling:; 7 ounces date paste (200 grams, pitted and mashed dates); Sesame seeds or walnuts; 1 tablespoon butter; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; Orange blossom water

شهد رحمة من كوكباد 🇩🇿 @Chahd

الجزائر ( قسنطينة)

Nakach cookies are a traditional Algerian sweet from the good old days. Our grandmothers perfected making and shaping them, decorating each one in unique ways. These date-filled cookies melt in your mouth.

شهد رحمة من كوكباد 🇩🇿 @Chahd

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Ingredients

1 hour

Serves 6 servings

Dough
1/3 cupbutter (150 grams)
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour (300 grams)
3 tablespoonspowdered milk
Pinchsalt
1 teaspoonvanilla extract
1 tablespoonpowdered sugar
1large egg
Mixture of water and orange blossom water
Filling:
7 ouncesdate paste (200 grams, pitted and mashed dates)
Sesame seeds or walnuts
1 tablespoonbutter
1 tablespoonvegetable oil
Orange blossom water

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Steps

1 hour

1

Prepare the dough by rubbing the butter into the flour, then add the egg and a mixture of water and orange blossom water. Mix until combined and let the dough rest.
2

Knead the date paste well after removing any pits. Add ground sesame seeds or walnuts, 1 tablespoon butter, and orange blossom water. Mix until smooth, then form the date mixture into a ball using the vegetable oil.
3

Weigh out 1 ounce (30 grams) of dough and 2/3 ounce (18 grams) of date filling for each cookie. Shape the dough and filling into logs, then form into crescent shapes. Let them rest, decorate as desired, and let them rest again before baking. Bake in a preheated oven at medium heat until golden.
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Enjoy!