Mescouta (Moroccan Date Cookies)- North Africa

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Mescouta (Moroccan Date Cookies)- North Africa

6 eggs, well beaten

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter, or margarine

3/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup pitted dates, chopped

1/2 cup walnuts, or almonds, finely chopped

1/2 cup raisins, seedless

3 Tablespoons confectioners' sugar

 

 

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In large mixing bowl, mix eggs, sugar, vanilla, and

melted butter or margarine by hand (or with an

electric mixer) until well-blended (mix for about 3

minutes).

 

Gradually stir in flour and baking powder, a little at

a time, stirring with a wooden spoon to blend. Add

dates, nuts, and raisins, and mix well.

 

Pour mixture into greased 8- or 9-inch square cake

pan.

Bake for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick

inserted in the center comes out clean. While still

warm, cut into rectangular bars about an inch wide.

 

Put 3 Tablespoons confectioners' sugar into a small

dish. Roll each bar in confectioners' sugar.

 

Store bars in a box with wax paper between layers.

 

Makes 24 to 30 bars.

 

Source: Food in Morocco http://www.foodbycountry.com

Formatted by Chupa Babi: 10.23.07

 

ChupaNote: these are served with mint tea or Turkish

coffe in the afternoons. I don't like confectioners

sugar, so I don't use it. The bisquits are just fine.

 

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