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A Jew Cooks Palestinian: Palestinian Chinese Purim Cookies

Ma’amoul are semolina butter cookies stuffed with dates and pressed into a decorative round mold. I’ve eaten them at Moroccan Shabbat tables, Palestinian weddings, Lebanese and Turkish restaurants. They are a Mideast staple during the Muslim Eid holiday and Easter, and the Jews of Egypt bake maamoul during Purim. For my version, I started with […]