Date Cookies (eid Cookies)

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, ground
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 cup clarified butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups dates, pitted
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, ground fenugreek, salt, granulated sugar and instant yeast in a large bowl.
• 2 add the clarified butter; mix with your hands until well incorporated.
• 3 heat the milk until warm; add gradually to flour mixture.
• 4 knead to form a soft dough.
• 5 cover with a damp cloth for 1/2 hour.
• 6 put the dates in a bowl; add nutmeg; knead with your hands.
• 7 take a small piece of dough; pat down onto work surface.
• 8 take a smaller piece of dates and roll it with your hands to form a small rope.
• 9 place the date rope in the middle of the piece of dough and enclose it with the dough and roll into a rope; make sure the date is entirely covered with dough.
• 10 shape your rope into an 's' and place on a baking sheet.
• 11 repeat with the remainder of dough and date filling.
• 12 brush your 's's with egg ; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 13 bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden in color.