Eid Cookies!
Happy Eid al-Fitr to the Muslim community!
Eid al-Fitr is Arabic phrase meaning ‘Festival of Breaking the Fast’, it’s a celebratory time following Ramadan that is spent with friends, family and the local community.
It is forbidden to fast on the first day of Eid al-Fitr and it is traditionally celebrated with lots of great food, gift-giving and spending time with loved ones.
Here’s a delicious traditional Eid cookies recipe that everyone will love! They are quite similar to a shortbread and are delicious 😁
Prep Time: 2 hours
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Makes: 30 cookies
- Supa Mama® baking paper
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 Tbsp icing sugar, plus extra for coating
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds (optional)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 150g ghee or clarified butter, at room temperature
- 40 ml milk, at room temperature
- Preheat the oven to 160°C and line a baking tray with Supa Mama® baking paper.
- In a large bowl mix together the flour, powdered sugar, sesame seeds (if using), baking powder, salt and vanilla essence until well combined. You can use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer.
- Add the ghee (or clarified butter) and mix on medium to low speed until well blended and the dry ingredients are evenly coated, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- With the mixer running on low speed, gradually add in the milk and mix until a dough comes together, do not over mix. Gently press on the dough, it shouldn’t crack, if it does knead for a few more seconds.
- Roll even sized dough pieces into balls and place on your lined baking tray.
- You can give the top of your kahk a design. Make a cross hatch design using the a fork, or simply press down with your hand and leave plain.
- Bake until blonde on top and the bottom becomes a light golden brown colour, about 18 to 22 minutes.
- Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack. Once completely cool, use a sieve and dust the kahk generously with icing sugar.
Storage Tips:
Kahk will keep well at room temperature for weeks and weeks.
Cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar, otherwise the sugar will melt on the kahk and make a wet surface.
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