Kleicha – Date Cookies (كليجة)

Ingredients

For the dough

    1 cup (100g) ground almonds
    1 1/4 cup (140g) rice flour
    1 tsp salt
    6 tbsp coconut oil, melted
    1/4 cup (4 tbsp) maple syrup or honey
    1/4 tsp cinnamon
    1/4 tsp cardamom powder
    2 tbsp milk (any type you prefer)

For the date filling

    1 cup (140g) dates
    1/2 tsp cinnamon
    1/2 tsp cardamom powder
    1 tsp cocoa powder
    1/4-1/2 cup (4-8 tbsp) water
    Sesame seeds to top

Instructions

in an exceedingly giant bowl, combine along the bottom almonds, rice flour, salt and spices.
Add the liquified coconut and honey. combine till well combined
If the dough isn't protruding along and appears breakable, add milk, one tbsp at a time. I found that two tbsp of milk was good.
Place within the electric refrigerator and leave to relax for 30-60 minutes

For the date filling

Add the dates, spices and cocoa to a pan and pour within the water - the quantity of water can rely on however dry your dates square measure. I used fairly dry dates therefore I else around 1/2 cup of water, however i might counsel adding a bit at a time. Heat the pan and begin mashing the dates with the rear of a wood spoon. Continue adding water till you have got a sleek, however still thick and sticky mixture. you would like it to be simply skinny enough to unfold.
heat your kitchen appliance to 180*C (160*C fan assisted)/ 350*F
Take the dough out of the electric refrigerator and place it on a chunk of parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper on high and begin rolling out the dough into a ¼" thick parallelogram.
unfold the date filling over the dough deed the perimeters clear.
currently begin rolling! Take one facet of the dough and use the parchment paper to roll the dough into a log.
employing a sharp knife, travel one in. thick items.
fastidiously transfer the cookies onto a baking sheet. Sprinkle the benne seeds on high.
Bake for around twenty minutes or till the super of the cookies square measure golden brown.
Leave to cool down fully, then enjoy!

Notes

i favor to store mine within the electric refrigerator - they style such a lot higher in my opinion and also the texture is such a lot higher furthermore