Middle Eastern · Pastry

Klaicha Date-Filled Butter Cookies

Name: Klaicha Date-Filled Butter Cookies
Total time: 2 h 21 min
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 450 g all-purpose flour; 115 g caster sugar; 250 g unsalted butter, cold; 3 tsp orange flower water; 60 ml water; 250 g dates, pitted, chopped; 40 g butter

Crumbly butter-and-flour cookies scented with orange flower water and filled with soft date paste, baked until they turn crisp as they cool. A classic Iraqi holiday treat.

YieldMakes about 40 cookies
Hands-on1 h
Total2 h 21 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Dough

450 gall-purpose flour
115 gcaster sugar
250 gunsalted butter, cold
3 tsporange flower water
60 mlwater

Date filling

250 gdates, pitted, chopped
40 gbutter

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Wheat
Date
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange

Taste

Sweet
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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Ingredients

Dough

Date filling

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