Yes, that is the name. It is a Mediterranean dessert. Simply put, it is a butter cookie coated with sugar :)
Food is my passion and I love trying different foods from all over the world. Moving to the United States has really made that dream come true. The more I eat, meet people and talk about their foods, I find it so interesting that a lot of dishes are common to many distinct parts of the world. There maybe slight variations and names are obviously different but the soul of the food is the same. Not to downplay the diversity but just trying to highlight how the same kinds of food are present in so many different corners of the world! I find that absolutely enchanting!
This Lokumi, is also made in Mexico, at weddings and is known as Mexican wedding cookies.
For this you will need -
1 Cup - Butter (Unsalted)
1/2 Cup - Icing Sugar or Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup - Chopped Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios)
About 2 Cups - Flour
1 Tspn - Vanilla Extract
1/2 Tspn - Baking Powder
1/4 Tspn - Salt
Rind of 1 Yellow Lemon
Another 1 Cup - Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar with Cornstarch)
Method -
Pre heat the oven to 350deg F. Beat the butter till light and fluffy, add the 1/2 cup sugar and mix well. In the meantime, add the salt, baking powder, rind and nuts to the flour and mix well. Add the flour mixture to the butter and make a soft dough. Adjust the amount of flour so as to get a soft firm dough. Sometimes you may need upto 2 1/2 cups. Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. Either roll out the dough and cut diagonals or make small balls and press flat. You can even make different shapes with a cookie cutter. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes till light brown only.
Take it out of the oven and when still warm, roll in the additions icing sugar, twice. This will ensure a nice sweet sugary layer on top of the cookie! Makes about 40 and these keep for days.
Food is my passion and I love trying different foods from all over the world. Moving to the United States has really made that dream come true. The more I eat, meet people and talk about their foods, I find it so interesting that a lot of dishes are common to many distinct parts of the world. There maybe slight variations and names are obviously different but the soul of the food is the same. Not to downplay the diversity but just trying to highlight how the same kinds of food are present in so many different corners of the world! I find that absolutely enchanting!
This Lokumi, is also made in Mexico, at weddings and is known as Mexican wedding cookies.
For this you will need -
1 Cup - Butter (Unsalted)
1/2 Cup - Icing Sugar or Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup - Chopped Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios)
About 2 Cups - Flour
1 Tspn - Vanilla Extract
1/2 Tspn - Baking Powder
1/4 Tspn - Salt
Rind of 1 Yellow Lemon
Another 1 Cup - Icing Sugar (Powdered Sugar with Cornstarch)
Method -
Pre heat the oven to 350deg F. Beat the butter till light and fluffy, add the 1/2 cup sugar and mix well. In the meantime, add the salt, baking powder, rind and nuts to the flour and mix well. Add the flour mixture to the butter and make a soft dough. Adjust the amount of flour so as to get a soft firm dough. Sometimes you may need upto 2 1/2 cups. Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes. Either roll out the dough and cut diagonals or make small balls and press flat. You can even make different shapes with a cookie cutter. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes till light brown only.
Take it out of the oven and when still warm, roll in the additions icing sugar, twice. This will ensure a nice sweet sugary layer on top of the cookie! Makes about 40 and these keep for days.
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