World Flavors Cookbook

Kleicha (Date Cookies)

Name: Kleicha (Date Cookies)
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Iraq
Ingredients: Flour, Ghee, Cardamom, Mahlab, Yeast. Filling: Date paste, Butter, Cinnamon.

The national cookie of Iraq, a spiced dough filled with sweet date paste or nuts and baked until golden.

Cuisine: Iraq

Ingredients

Flour, Ghee, Cardamom, Mahlab, Yeast. Filling: Date paste, Butter, Cinnamon.

Instructions

1. Make a buttery yeast dough. 2. Spread date paste on dough and roll up. 3. Slice and bake until golden.