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SHIRINI MORABAII شیرینی مربایی

March 16, 2018 By Homa 19 Comments

This is Pistachio and Apricot jam cookie, or as we call in Iran, “Shirini Morabaii,” which translates to jam cookies! These are butter cookies that are lightly scented with rosewater and vanilla; filled with sweet tart apricot jam and sprinkled with chopped pistachios. This shirini is as delicate as it looks; you will want to…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Haftseen, Jam, Norooz, Nowruz, Pistachio and Apricot Jam Cookies, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Shirini Morabaii, Snack, Vegetarian Tagged With: apricot, butter cookies, jam cookie, Nowruz sweets, piped cookies, rosewater, shirini, traditional ceremonies, weddings

GHORABIEH TABRIZ قرابیه تبریز

March 16, 2016 By Homa 40 Comments

Ghorabieh (also written Qurabiya) is an almond macaroon that originates in Tabriz, Iran. Tabriz is in the Eastern Azerbaijan province of Iran and is famous for its delicious food, fantastic restaurants and special pastries and sweets. The bakeries, or “ghanadi” in Tabriz bake hundreds of Ghorabieh in any given day. These soft disk shaped cookies are…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Ghorabieh, Recipe Tagged With: almond cookies, almond macaroons, Ghorabieh, Norooz, Nowruz, Qurabiya, Tabriz, weddings

SHIRINI KESHMESHI شیرینی کشمشی | PERSIAN RAISIN COOKIES

December 8, 2015 By Homa 36 Comments

Shirini Keshmeshi is what Persian Raisin Cookies look like. Persian children grow up eating and loving Shirini Keshmeshi the same way that American children love chocolate chip cookies. The word Shirini is used in general for any Persian pastry, and the exact translation of the word “shirin” is sweet. Keshmeshi means with raisin. There is another…

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pastries, Cookies, Desserts, Persian Cookies, Persian Desserts, Quick & Easy, Recipe, Shirini Keshmeshi, Sweets Tagged With: drop cookies, noon keshmeshi, raisins, teatime

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

November 17, 2015 By Homa 6 Comments

I have been baking these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies for Thanksgiving as long as I can remember.  They are the perfect little bites to munch on while waiting for the big dinner.  Every fall I can’t wait for the leaves to change color and for the weather to get cooler so I can get into…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Quick & Easy, Recipe Tagged With: chocolate chips, drop cookies, fall baking, holiday desserts, pumpkin puree

TOFFEE CRUNCH OATMEAL COOKIES

December 15, 2014 By Homa 2 Comments

Toffee Crunch Oatmeal Cookies are chewy and crunchy at the same time, not too sweet because of the oats and definitely not boring because of the oats. The dough takes very little time to prepare because it is made in a food processor. I bake these cookies for different occasions from holidays to camping trips…

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Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Recipe Tagged With: drop cookies, food processor, Heath bars, jumbo cookies, oatmeal

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