Recipe origin: Lebanon
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oil (or butter)
- 2 eggs
- 3 cups flour, or enough to make dough firm
- 1 cup milk
- 1 Tablespoon mahlab, pounded until fine (or substitute with ground cinnamon)
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
Procedure
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl and let chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Roll out the dough until it is about ¼-inch thick.
- Cut into circles and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.
Makes about 36 cookies.
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