How to Make Date Biscuits

Ingredients

• 1 kg flour
• 1 block (250 grams) butter
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup liquid milk
• 1 sachet vanilla or 1 teaspoon
• 1 sachet baking powder or 2 tablespoons
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• Pitted and ground dates for filling
• Date biscuit recipe from our friend and chef at Shou Tabkhin Al Youm website:
• Fatima Abdullah
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• Click on the link for more delicious biscuit varieties: How to Make Carrot Biscuits

Method

1. Melt the butter, then add all other ingredients to it.
2. Knead well to obtain a soft and smooth dough.
3. Roll the dough into small balls.
4. Flatten the balls with the palm of your hand and fill them with ground dates.
5. Seal them and shape them as desired, or use special small molds.
6. Brush the surface of the dough with egg and arrange them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake in the oven until cooked through and lightly browned.
8. Serve the date biscuits when they cool.