cookbook

Acommon companion to a hot cup of chai in any Kurdish house, qoolicha
cookies come in two main varieties: date and spiced walnut. The date version
resembles a fig netwon though it is much tastier, and the spiced walnut
Qoolicha are sure to be a winner for your family.
Ingredients
Dough:
=3 cups Flour
=1/2 cup Sugar
=2 tsp Baking powder
=1 cup Butter
=2/3 cup Water
=1 Egg
Filling:
=1/2tsp Cardamom
=1/2 tsp Cinnamon
=1/2 tsp Anise
AND
= 1 cup Dates
OR
=1 cup Walnuts
=1/4 cup Sugar
4Start by adding flour, sugar, and baking powder
into a bowl and mixing together. Mix butter and
egg in until you have a crumbly mixture. Add 2/3
cup of water until dough comes together.
Immediately transfer to a floured surface.
4Preheat the oven to 350 and roll out the dough.
For the date cookies, roll the dough into a long
narrow shape and add the dates to the surface of
the dough. For the walnut cookies, roll out the
dough and cut out three inch circles.
4For the date cookies, roll the dough into a log
shape, and cut into 1 & 1/2 inch pieces. For the
walnut cookies, fill the cookie with the nut mixture,
and make sure the mixture is sealed inside
the cookie.
4Bake until browned on the top.