Walnut Maamoul (Filled Shortbread)

Homemade walnut maamoul — an easy, detailed recipe for the best walnut‑filled maamoul. Use the same dough to fill with dates or pistachios if you prefer.

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4 cups all‑purpose flour4 cups fine semolina500 g butter1½ cups powdered sugar1 cup powdered milk1 packet or 2 tsp baking powder1 medium spoon ground mahleb (mahlab)½ cup oilA splash of rosewaterA splash of orange blossom waterWater as needed

Filling

WalnutsSimple sugar syrup (qatra / shireh)For more of Fatima's sweets see: Date Biscuit (Basbouset Tamr)To make "Ayn Al‑Maha" sweet by Fatima see: Ayn Al‑Maha Dessert

Step 1

Mix the fine semolina with the flour. Add the butter and rub it in by hand without kneading until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Cooking notes

Date Biscuit (Basbouset Tamr)
Ayn Al‑Maha Dessert

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