Kleicha - Iraqi Date Cookies – Vegan version

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

1. 1
   Rub the flour, butter and oil together with your hands, into a crumbly mixture.

   Bowl
2. 2
   Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.
3. 3
   Cover and let the dough rest 30 minutes.

   ⚙ KneadingBowlStand mixer

   💡Knead only until the dough comes together: long kneading toughens it, and the maamoul comes out hard instead of crumbly.
4. 4
   Cover and let the dough rest 30 minutes.
5. 5
   Mix the dates, cinnamon and rose water by hand into a smooth paste.
6. 6
   Shape the dough into 24 balls, flatten each ball in your palm, place a teaspoon of filling in the center and seal well.

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   💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
7. 7
   Shape the dough into 24 balls, flatten each ball in your palm, place a teaspoon of filling in the center and seal well.
8. 8
   Press each cookie into a maamoul mold, unmold and arrange on the baking sheet.

   Maamoul moldBaking pan
9. 9
   Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
10. 10
    Let cool completely, and only then dust with the powdered sugar.

    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan

    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.