Moroccan Date Cookies


Date cookies with nuts and almonds

Dough ingredients:

200 grams margarine

4 cups of flour

1 package baking powder

1/2 cup oil

1/2 cup warm water

 

Filling ingredients:

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 package dates (like a paste)

100 grams chopped walnuts

100 grams chopped almonds

Put all the dough ingredients together and make a dough. Put the dough aside for 20 minutes. Mix all the ingredients of the filling. Take a piece of the dough, flatten it, fill it with teaspoon of filling, and make a ball. The balls should be put on a baking pan that is covered with baking paper and put in medium oven for 20 minutes.

Cookies are ready when the bottom turns golden. When the cookies are cooled, spread with powdered sugar and store in a sealed box.


Source: Jewish Agency for Israel - Partnership 2000: Tzahar - Palm Beach Educational Exchange