what is the maamoul
what is the maamoul
Jump to RecipeMaamoul are buttery date filled middle eastern cookies that will melt in your mouth and are utterly scrumptious. Naturally sweetened with dates these have minimal added sugar. They are popular at Eid, Christmas and other holidays.As good as my other holiday cookies -Baklava, Persian Chickpea Cookies and Vanillekipferl (Crescent Cookies).
WHAT ARE MAAMOUL COOKIES?Maamoul cookies are the famous middle eastern shortbread pastries filled with dates or nuts. They are traditional at religious holidays in the Levantine region. And are made by hand or using special wooden molds to create different shapes - round like a ball, crescent form, shaped as a dome or flattened as a disc.
