Middle Eastern · Dessert
Sugar Dusted Date Cookies
A Middle Eastern cookie built around chopped dates folded into a cardamom-scented butter dough, studded with walnut and finished with a generous dusting of sugar once baked. The dates soften and caramelise slightly in the oven, giving a sticky, fudgy centre against a tender, crumbly shell - a close cousin to the date-filled ma'amoul family but made free-form rather than moulded.
$1
15 minsPrep
14 minsCook
49 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
249Calories
3.1gProtein
11.8gFat
34.8gCarbs
17.7gSugar
2.1gFiber
222mgSodium
24mgChol
5.9gSat Fat
151mgPotassium
23mgCalcium
1.2mgIron
0mcgVitamin B12
0.2mgVitamin C
0gPolyol
0gAllulose
0gAlcohol
Goes well with
Dessert Wine (Moscato d'Asti)
local
Turkish Coffee
international
vegetarian
sweet-spot
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a small baking sheet with parchment.
2
In a bowl, cream the softened butter with the 10g sugar until pale and smooth, about 1 minute by hand.
3
Mix in the chopped dates, ground cardamom and chopped walnuts until evenly distributed through the butter.
4
Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt, then fold gently just until a soft, slightly sticky dough forms - do not overmix.
5
Divide the dough into 2 equal portions (about 29g raw each) and shape into rounded domes, spacing them well apart on the tray.
6
Bake for 13-15 minutes until the edges are just golden and the tops feel set but still soft underneath.
7
Transfer to a wire rack and cool for 10 minutes - the cookies will firm up as they cool.
8
While still slightly warm, dust each cookie generously with the reserved 6g sugar so it clings to the surface.
9
Cool completely, about 10 more minutes, before serving.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 30g30g Date, finely chopped and pitted
- 22g22g Butter, softened
- 38g38g All Purpose Flour
- 10g10g Sugar White
- 1g1g Cardamom, ground
- 1g1g Baking Powder
- 0.5g0.5g Salt
- 8g8g Walnut, finely chopped
- 6g6g Sugar White, for dusting, 1
