Name: Traditional Saudi Ma'amoul with Date Filling
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Saudi Arabia
Ingredients: *For the Dough:**; 3 cups fine semolina; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon active dry yeast; 1/4 cup warm milk; 1 teaspoon orange blossom water; 1/2 teaspoon rose water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; *For the Date Filling (Ma'amoul Bil Tamr):**; 2 cups pitted dates (Medjool preferred); 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon orange blossom water; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional); *For Assembly:**; 1/4 cup powdered sugar, for dusting

Ma'amoul 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia

Shortbread-like cookies filled with dates, nuts, or figs, enjoyed with Arabic coffee.

Cookies Dates

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Shortbread dough dates/nuts/figs

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