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Ma'amoul

Ma'amoul (Arabic: معمول maʿmūl [mæʕˈmuːl]) is a filled butter cookie made with semolina flour. Originating in the Arab world, the filling can be made with dried fruits like figs, dates, or nuts such as pistachios or walnuts, and occasionally almonds or cheese.

Ma'amoul is usually made during the holidays of Easter, and a few days before Eid (then stored to be served with Arab coffee and chocolate to guests who come during the holiday). It is popular throughout the Arab world, especially in the Arabian Peninsula.[citation needed]

They may be in the shape of balls, domed or flattened cookies. They can either be decorated by hand or be made in special wooden moulds called tabe. Different moulds can denote different fillings.

The cookies can be filled with nuts (commonly used nuts are pistachios, almonds or walnuts) or dried fruits, most commonly orange-scented date paste.

In Turkey, maamouls are referred to as kömbe and the filling usually consists of crushed walnuts, ginger and cinnamon.

Ma'amoul maad (Arabic: معمول مد) is a variation of ma'amoul where instead of shaping the dough into individial cookies, it is shaped into a 3-layer cake, with the semolina dough at the bottom layer, the filling in the second layer, and more semolina dough at the top layer. It is popular in Lebanon, where qishta is a popular filling besides nuts and dates.

A similar dessert called dahdah (Arabic: دحدح, romanizeddaḥdaḥ, lit.'plump') is made in Palestine, specifically in Hebron.

Karabij Halab (meaning "whips of Aleppo") are a stuffed semolina cookie originating from Aleppo, Syria, they are typically stuffed with pistachios, and are served with natef, a sort of marshmallow creme, they are a variation of ma'amoul, and are also popular in Lebanon.

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