Halva Cookies
Calories: 9
Adjust Servings Here: 24 cookies
Description
These Halva Cookies are soft, buttery cookies filled with sweet sesame halva, crunchy pistachios, and chocolate chips. Flavored with warm cardamom and a hint of rose, they're an easy Middle Eastern-inspired treat that's perfect with coffee, tea, or holiday cookie trays.
Ingredients
Makes 24 cookies (about 35 g each).
- 170 g (¾ cup) Unsalted butter softened
- 120 g (⅔ cup) Light brown sugar
- 80 g (⅓ cup) Granulated sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 large Egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp Rose extract
- 250 g (2 cups) All-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground cardamom
- Pinch Ground nutmeg
- 100 g (3½ oz) Halva cut into small cubes
- ½ cup (½ cup) Chopped pistachios
- ½ cup (½ cup) Semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Wet Ingredients - In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and rose extract. Beat until well combined.170 g Unsalted butter, 120 g Light brown sugar, 80 g Granulated sugar, 1 large Egg, 1 large Egg yolk, 2 tsp vanilla extract, ¼ tsp Rose extract
- Dry Ingredients - In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cardamom, and nutmeg. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, mixing just until no dry flour remains.250 g All-purpose flour, ½ tsp Baking soda, ¼ tsp Baking powder, ½ tsp Salt, ¼ tsp Ground cardamom, Pinch Ground nutmeg
- Add the Mix-Ins - Fold in the halva cubes, chopped pistachios, and chocolate chips until evenly distributed.100 g Halva, ½ cup Chopped pistachios, ½ cup Semisweet chocolate chips
- Chill - Cover the dough and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Oven - Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape - Scoop about 35 g (2 tablespoons) of dough and roll into balls. Place them about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. If desired, press a few extra pieces of halva, pistachios, or chocolate chips onto the tops.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden and the centers still look slightly soft.
- Cool - Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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