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Kahk Recipe Scaled E1674509038820

Egyptian Kahk Cookies

A family gathering and the sharing of an ancient and traditional celebration cookie. Egyptian Kahk cookies for Baba Noel. What a treat!
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Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Egyptian
Keyword: egyptian kahk cookies recipe, kahk, kahk biscuits, kahk cookies, kahk egyptian cookies, kahk eid cookies, kahk recipe
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 192kcal
Author: S. Claus

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 cup butter or ghee room temperature
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 1 TBS butter or ghee room temperature
  • 1 TBS all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup honey
  • ½ cup pistachios chopped
  • 1 TBS powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, yeast, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. This can also be done in a stand mixer so add the ingredients to the bowl of your stand mixer if you prefer. Mix everything briefly to combine the dry ingredients.
    3 cups all-purpose flour, ½ tsp instant yeast, ½ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp salt, 1 tbsp sugar
  • Add in the butter or ghee to the flour mixture. Mix together with the dry ingredients.
    1 cup butter or ghee
  • Add the water slowly until it comes together into a light pliable dough.
    1/3 cup water
  • Cover and rest the kahk dough in a cool place for an hour. This dough has a short prep time.
  • In a small pan, melt the butter or ghee and heat to a low heat.
    1 TBS butter or ghee
  • Add the flour and cook it on medium/low until the mixture turns slightly golden. Remove this mixture from the heat.
    1 TBS all-purpose flour
  • Add the honey and the sesame seeds and cook the mixture until it thickens a little.
    ¼ cup honey, 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • Remove from the heat and add the pistachios; mix to combine.
    ½ cup pistachios
  • Allow the honey filling to cool for 10 minutes or so. Set aside in a small bowl.
  • Divide the cookies into 20 dough balls and the filling into 20 balls. Ensure you have rolled a smooth ball each time.
  • Take the cookie dough ball and flatten it out.
  • Place the filling ball inside the dough ball and wrap the dough around the filling.
  • Repeat this with all 20 cookies.
  • Press the cookie down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Bake for about 25 minutes of until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Give them 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving them.
  • Cool and then dust with powdered sugar.
    1 TBS powdered sugar

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 108mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 314IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg