They would all gather together at my grandma or mom’s home to bake the cookies while drinking fenjan ahweh (Arabic Coffee), gossiping about family members, and passionately discussing current events
Ma’amoul mad literally means ma’amoul spread in Arabic. This version of ma’amoul is way faster and easier to make than the individual ones, and it tastes just as good with a crumbly semolina crust filled with melt-in-your-mouth date paste spiced with mahleb and scented with orange blossom water and rose water
On the first day, I ordered hummus with Arabic flat bread and fattoush (a typical Arabic salad). Try some traditional sweets and dates from Albaraka Dates (I can vouch that these are amazing
Arabic,. I'd be happy to try a sour cherry sorbet and olive oil sorbet with rosewater, rice pudding with turmeric, tahini and pine nuts, stuffed vine leaves with pomegranate, barberries, grapes and bulghur, buttery date and sesame cookies, and many more delightful recipes
but I have used plain dates. These cookies keep well in an airtight container. Date Ma'amoul. If your dates are not soft, you can try soaking in hot water for sometime
Maamoul is a date or nut filled soft buttery cookies enjoyed by all Middle Eastern during religious celebrations, either at Eid El Fitr or Eid Al-Adha and Easter
Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. the cookies should look white. 1. For the dough, place the flour, semolina, margarine, and oil in a food processor equipped with a steel blade