TunisiaHalwat el tabaa (stamped date cookies)
Arabic name حلوى الطابع (كعك بالتمر)
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Ingredients (6)
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Method
Knead the flour and semolina with the smen and baking powder into a firm dough, then fill it with the dates or mix them straight in.
Shape into small pieces and stamp them with traditional carved wooden molds (tabaa).
Bake in a medium oven until cooked.
Let cool before serving; each cookie bears the distinctive pattern of the mold.
