Maamoul: Stuffed Date-Orange Cookies

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Total Time:
2 hr 15 min
Prep
45 min
Inactive
1 hr 0 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
20 cookies
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Filling:

  • 1/2 pound pitted soft Medjool dates
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • Pinch fine salt
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange zest

Dough:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, plus about 1/2 to 2 cups more for dusting
  • Pinch fine salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick), plus 2 tablespoons
  • 2 tablespoons neutral flavored oil, such as canola
  • 1/4 cup milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

To make the filling: Puree the filling ingredients in a food processor until evenly combined, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and set aside. Clean the processor bowl.

Put the flour, baking powder, the 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, and salt in the bowl of food processor and pulse 3 to 4 times to mix. Add the butter, oil, and milk pulsing until the dough just comes together. Take care not to overwork the dough; it will be slightly wet.

Remove dough from the processor, and roll into 20 equally sized balls. In the palm of your hand, press and pat each ball of dough into a 2 3/4-inch round. Place a rounded teaspoon of filling in the center of each round and draw the edges up and around the filling. Pinch the dough together to make a sealed ball, and then carefully roll the cookie between your palms to make a smooth round ball. Press gently to flatten the cookie slightly, then place them seamed side down on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling. Gently prick the cookies with a fork or a wooden skewer in a decorative pattern taking care not to pierce the dough to the filling.

Bake the cookies until firm and slightly puffed, and the tops are pale but the bottoms are just beginning to turn slightly golden, about 25 to 30 minutes. Dust generously with confectioners' sugar, cool and dust again.

Other fillings we love:

Apricot Golden Raisin Nut Filling:

  • 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and chopped (other nuts can be substituted)
  • 1/3 cup golden raisins
  • 3 tablespoons apricot jam
  • Pinch fine salt

Puree in a food processor until evenly combined.

Quince-Walnut Filling:

Puree in a food processor until evenly combined.

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  • on March 02, 2012

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    Followed the directions exactly, and were delicous!!!

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  • on February 17, 2011

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    Tasty, but my dough needed a lot more than a splash of milk and was still dry. Might try doing this as a bar cookie, as the filling was great.

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  • on December 13, 2010

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    I did a mix of the different fillings based on what I could find at my supermarket. I did 1/3 cup diced, dried dates mixed with 1/3 cup toasted walnuts and 3 tablespoons apricot jam. It came out perfectly, and I didn't have any left over.
    I also added a splash more milk to my dough, and that came out perfectly, too. The cookie is buttery and flaky, and the inside is very flavorful. I only wish I'd made more!

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