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Turkish Delight Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. water
1 tsp. rose water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups finely chopped pistachios
2 cups pitted fresh dates
1 tsp orange zest
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium to high 30 seconds. Add ½ cup of the powdered sugar. Beat until combined, scraping bowl as needed. Beat in the water and rose water until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can. Stir in any remaining flour and the pistachios. Form 1-Tbsp. portions of dough into balls.
2. For filling, in a food processor, combine dates and orange zest.Pulse until finely chopped and mixture begins to cling together. Shape 1-tsp.
portions of mixture into balls.
3. On a work surface press your thumb into center of each dough ball and insert a ball of filling. Shape dough around filling; roll into smootf balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets
4. Bake about 15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove; cool on wire racks. Place remaining ½ cup powdered sugar in a large plastic bag. Add cooled cookies to bag in batches. Gently shake to coat.
PER COOKIE 133 cal., 7 g fat (3 g sat. fat), 13 mg chol, 39 mg sodium, 17 g
carb., 1 g fiber, 9 g sugars, 2 g pro.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
38

 

 

 

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