Lancashire cookies are buttery, sweet and melt in your mouth cookies. Bite-sized sandwich cookies that are like little drops of heaven. Using sprinkles to cover the sides is optional but highly appealing.
Lancashire Cookies
We are almost there... the end of Ramadan is in a few days. It always seems hard at the beginning of Ramadan then... days fly by and it is time to say goodbye to this precious and holy month.
After the last day of Ramadan comes the 3 days of Eid. Although Eid is the time to harvest all the rewards for your hard work of discipline during Ramadan, there is always something that breaks Muslims' hearts on the first day of Eid, which is parting with Ramadan. Eid is also a great time for making memories with your kids. Vivid memories of mothers baking delicious cookies with neighbors are there in our hearts and mind from our childhood.
For the Eid we prepare lots of cookies like Kahk, betefour, Ghorayeba and this Lancashire cookies. Lancashire cookies originated in the UK and seems it traveled to Egypt during the British occupation period and although I do not like occupations or whatever comes with it, I like these cookies so much that I might forgive a year or two of their 74 years of occupation :).
My kids liked these cookies a lot and the whole patch was gone in no time. These were great snacks for them at school instead of store bought ones.
Here is a short video to show you how to make these delicious cookies. Eid mubarak for everyone observing this great day. Enjoy the rest of the week.
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- Maamoul is a traditional Middle Eastern cookie made usually filled with date. It has a soft texture and a delicate flavor.
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Lancashire cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick (115g) unsalted butter. room temperature.
- ½ cup (54g) confectioners' sugar, sifted.
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
- ¼ cup + 2Tablespoons (50g) corn starch.
- 1 ¼ cup (170g) all purpose flour. divided.
- ½ teaspoon baking powder.
For gluing and garnishing:
- Jam, Nutella chocolate, ground nuts, coconut flakes and sprinkles .
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a bowl cream the butter until it gets pale and fluffy.
- Add the powdered sugar, egg and the vanilla then beat.
- Sift 1 cup of the flour with corn starch and baking powder. Keep the remaining flour aside.
- Gradually add to the butter and mix until you get a uniform dough.
- If you feel your dough is too soft add the remaining ¼ cup of flour one tablespoon at a time. Note1
- Form 36 small balls, press lightly against the cookie sheet. Note2
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, cookies should be lightly browned at the bottom but still pale on top. Let them cool down on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transferee to a cooling rack to cool completely.
To assemble:
- Stick every two cookies together with your favorite jam or Nutella chocolate. Note3
- Roll in ground nuts, coconut flakes or sprinkles.
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Notes
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Christina
Hi I made these but I used another recipe but mine got super large . I will try your recipe but was wondering if you could have some insight why mine got so large . Thanks
Amira
Hello Christina, there are many reasons for cookies to over spread in the oven, maybe too much butter or the butter was too warm besides many other reasons. Here is a link to an article about that, I hope this helps.
Vedha Gokul
Very delicious cookies. I added a little hazelnut extract and chocolate on top and they tasted absolutely amazing. Thank you!!
Amira
This is a wonderful idea, will try that for sure. Thank you so much for your feedback.
Saad
Hi
Can you please upload the video for this.
Amira
Will do inshaa Allah.
LEYLA
OH MASHALLAH I DID IT I APPRETIOT U TO SHARE UR AIDS
Amira
Leyla, thank you so much for your feedback, I am happy you liked it.
Opinionatedhijabi
I made 3 kinds of Eid sweets. These were the only ones that turned out perfect! Creaming the butter really made the difference. I used Nutella or strawberry jam in my cookies. Delicious, and melts in your mouth.
Amira
Thank you so much dear for sharing your pictures. I am happy you liked it. Eid Mubarak.
Ameena
Looks amazing Ma Sha Allah
Is it better to add one whole egg or only the yolk
Amira
Ameena, thank you so much for your comment. I did not try it before with egg yolk, have you tried it that way?
Ahmed
Came out great! I added a little more butter,corn starch and and extra egg came out very soft.
Amira
Ahmed, this looks great. Eid Mubarak and than you so much for sharing the picture with us.
Dina M
Hi. I plan on making this tomorrow. How many cookies does this recipe make? TIA
Amira
Hi Dina, this made me 18 sandwich cookies or 36 individual ones. Detailes about size are in the recipe above, I've just updated it.
Dina M
Thanks so much Amira. Eid Mubarak
J
What can I do if I cannot get cake mix?
Hana ahmad
Hi amira , thank you for this recipe ... I would like to know how much butter i shall use in grams ??
Thank you
Amira
Hello Hana, I just updated the recipe with grams... let me know if you have any questions.
yasmeen
I made it now and my dough is very soft ,what should i do ?
please Help
Amira
Yasmeen, try adding more flour and check for consistency. I will try to redo this recipe and weigh the ingredients for it to be more accurate.
Juje
YUMMY! KEEP UP WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING
Amira
Thank you Juje.
N
Hi Amria,
Thank you for sharing this recipe! Do you have any storage instructions for these? How far in advance can I make them? How long can they stay out at room temperature?
Thanks!
N
Amira
N, thank you for your interest in this recipe. I would recommend storing them as we do with butter cookies in an airtight container lined with wax paper and putting a piece of wax paper in between cookie layers. It is recommended that cookies will stay at room temperature for 3 days but frankly I think up to a week is ok. If you would like to make them ahead, bake them and store them in the freezer for up to a month. I hope that will help.
N
JazakAllah. I am hoping to send sweets to my family before Eid. These may work if I express post them 🙂
Amira
This one is so delicious, try it and tell me how did it go.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
These are such pretty cookies Amira! What a wonderful way to celebrate Eid 🙂
Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
Fun cookies filled with Nutella... the dream of every child (and adult as well!).
Fran @ G'day Souffle'
Mmmm, these cookies (sweet biscuits) almost look like French macarons, but easier to make. I think I'd fill my with nuts and dates!
Amira
This is a great idea Fran, thanks for stopping by.
Liz
What yummy, festive cookies! Perfect to celebrate Eid! I can see why they didn't last long 🙂
Coffee and Crumpets
Eid Mubarak dear Amira! I hope you had a wonderful one with your family.
These cookies are perfect for celebrating and I could very easily eat all of them!
H
Can u put Nutella instead of jam?? Thanks for the lovely recipes always:)
Amira
Yes sure, use whatever handy or whatever you like most to glue them.
Amira
Eid Mubarak to you too my dear. I hope you've had a lovely Eid back in Colorado.
Henna
Such gorgeous cookies, mashAllah! They remind me a little bit of whoopee pies 🙂
Eid Mubarak my dear sister!
Amira
Eid Munarak to you too my dear Henna. How is your little one doing in her first Eid :).
John@Kitchen Riffs
What a terrific cookie! I can understand being sad to see Ramadan go, although Eid is a wonderful celebration! No kids here, so we'd just gobble these cookies up ourselves. 😉
Marie
Thank you for the explanation Amira.
I'll try it this summer. For sure my little one will love it. Me too!
Have a blesse Eid dear!
Lovelybirds
I tried it yesterday and it was SO GOOD:) Thanks Amira for sharing this recipe!
Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
I was thrown off by the name at first lol but you explained. I so want to eat your posted cookies, they look great. Enjoy the rest of Ramadan and the Eid festivities.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
I love this story and these cookies are beautiful. I don't have any children here but I can promise you they wouldn't last long here either. 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson
These look absolutely delicious Amrita! I could go for one or two with my coffee right now! Hope you have enjoyed your holiday! Pinned and shared!