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Thursday's Murkad Cookies
A fragrant, spiced cookie recipe traditionally baked for Thursday gatherings. Includes anise, sesame, caraway, and a warming dough.
King's Soil Dessert
Have you heard of King's Soil? :) Here is this chilled dessert made of several layers of biscuits and cream with jelly... A delicious and truly refreshing recipe. Give it a try and leave your comments — your opinion matters to us!
Oat Cakes with Date Molasses, Egg-Free
Oat cakes with date molasses and no eggs — a wonderful new recipe for light vegan cookies! A distinctive, easy-to-make treat at home that lets you skip heavy store-bought sweets.
Kleija (Date Fingers)
Kleija, or sesame-coated date fingers, made at home with a detailed, successful—and frankly wonderful—recipe. Kleija is relatively quick to prepare compared with many cookies or biscuits. You can coat them in sesame or leave them plain.
Maamoul Mad with Dates
Maamoul Mad with dates is one of our site's most popular recipes. Many cooks have shared their methods; this is a new, reliable and guaranteed version. Enjoy!
Al-Nabkiyya Harissa
Al-Nabkiyya Harissa is a well-known Syrian dessert — pistachio lovers will adore it. Try this perfected method and tell us what you think.
Basbousa with Cream and Pistachios
Basbousa with cream is one of the tastiest Arabic desserts. This recipe may take a bit of time, but it’s easy to make with common ingredients found at home.
Sha'ibiat
A very easy recipe for a delicious dessert. Sha'ibiat is one of the popular sweets especially well known during the holy month of Ramadan, but it is delicious any time of year.
Apple Tart
Apple tart is a popular Western dessert, especially during apple season, and there are many variations. Today we share one recipe that we hope you’ll enjoy.
Easy Othmaliyyeh Dessert
A delicious homemade Othmaliyyeh made the easy, authentic way! The recipe includes the method for making the best ashta. Nothing beats homemade sweets! Enjoy.
Chocolate Tart
The tart is a famous French dessert, very tasty. You can adapt the tart to any filling you desire. This chocolate tart recipe is detailed and very easy, and we highly recommend giving it a try.
Fried Qatayef Dessert
Fried qatayef is incredibly delicious… here are the batter and syrup instructions. You can fry them in a little butter instead of oil for a lighter touch, and serve the syrup on the side for added lightness.
The Easiest Way to Make Safouf Dessert
The easiest way to make safouf dessert, in a foolproof way. We tried it and it truly turned out to be one of the best authentic safouf recipes. Give it a try!
Italian Sweet Cannelloni
Sweet cannelloni — a distinctive Italian dessert. It takes a few precise but easy steps: crispy cannelloni fingers are filled with a cream-and-cheese mixture with raisins, pistachios and chocolate chips. Try it and tell us how you liked it!
Traditional Namoura (Basbousa)
A tried-and-true homemade namoura recipe—100% reliable. This recipe shows how to make namoura in detail, the traditional way. Enjoy this rich dessert, especially on cold days :)
Aish al-Saraya (without toast)
Aish al-Saraya made with fine semolina instead of toast — a rich, indulgent three-layer dessert. Serve with syrup. Try it and leave your comments.
Basma (Layered Athmaliya Dessert)
A homemade Basma recipe with detailed steps for making the athmaliya pastry, the cream filling and the pistachio layer. It takes some time to prepare but the result is spectacular.
Manna and Quails Sweet
Manna and quails sweet, or manna and salwa sweet, is one of those desserts with a special kind of magic — magic in its taste and in the stories told about it. Today, we can bring that sweet magic into our homes and make the best manna and quails sweet at home!

















