Egyptian Spice Cookies

Name: Egyptian Spice Cookies
Yield: Makes 24 cookies
Ingredients: 1½ cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; ½ cup (2 ounces), confectioners’ (powdered) sugar, plus extra for dusting; 2 tablespoons, sesame seeds, toasted; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon, baking powder; ⅛ teaspoon, table salt; ⅔ cup, ghee, melted, or 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; ⅓ cup (2⅔ ounces), milk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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For Kids & Families

Desserts or Baked Goods

These kid-friendly spiced sesame cookies are often enjoyed during Eid al-Fatr, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan.

SERVESMakes 24 cookies

TIME1 hour, plus cooling time

What Kids Are Saying"They are the best non-chocolate chip cookies I have had in my whole life. I really like the powdered sugar in them." —James, recipe tester, age 7

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

These cinnamon-spiced sesame cookies called kahk are often enjoyed during Eid al-Fatr, the Muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan. In this recipe, we use ghee, a type of clarified butter that's common in Indian and Middle Eastern coo...

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