# Ma'amoul Date Cookies

Indulge in the sweetness of these homemade ma'amoul date cookies! The center is filled with soft dates with a beautiful exterior.

- Servings: 20 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 150 g Dates, soft
- 1 tbs Clarified butter
- 1 tbs Sesame seeds
- 1 tbs Pistachios, chopped
- 2 tbs Pistachios, chopped
- 1 tbs Almonds, chopped
- 2 tbs Almonds, chopped
- 1.5 cup Semolina
- 0.5 cup Clarified butter
- 0.33 cup Milk, warm
- 0.5 tsp Caster sugar
- 0.5 tsp Instant yeast
- 0.75 cup All-purpose flour, sifted
- 0.5 cup Icing sugar
- 0.5 tsp Cardamom powder
- 1 pinch Nutmeg powder

## Instructions

1. In a chopper, add dates and chop well.
2. Add clarified butter, sesame seeds, pistachios, and almonds, and pulse 1-2 times.
3. With greased hands, take out a small quantity of mixture (7g) and make balls of equal sizes, set aside.
4. In a bowl, add semolina and clarified butter and mix well.
5. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
6. In a jug, add warm milk, caster sugar, and instant yeast, and mix well.
7. Cover and let it proof for 5-10 minutes.
8. Take out the semolina mixture from the refrigerator and mix well.
9. Take out into a bowl, add all-purpose flour, icing sugar, cardamom powder, nutmeg powder, and mix well.
10. Add the yeast mixture and mix well.
11. Cover with cling film and let it rest for 1 hour in a warm place.
12. Knead the dough again.
13. With greased hands, take a small quantity of the mixture (30g), make a ball, and flatten it.
14. Place a date filling over it, gather all the edges, make a ball, and seal properly.
15. Place them on a baking tray lined with butter paper.
16. With the help of a mooncake mold press (you can use any cookie mold of your choice), press to pinch the top of the dough in a deep decorative pattern.
17. Option 1: Oven Baking. Bake in a preheated oven at 170°C for 10 minutes (on both grills) and 5 minutes on the upper grill.
18. Option 2: Air frying. Air fry in a preheated air fryer at 180°C for 10 minutes.
19. Let them cool at room temperature.

## Equipment

- chopper
- cookie press (mooncake mold)
- oven
- air fryer

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/fdTDfK1Qqtg?si=9Ta8ZrPLMX1brjqV
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e5d5f898-96e9-4608-bc4c-7aadff8d06a0
- Extracted: 2025-03-04

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