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Home » Turkish Recipes

Şekerpare (Romoosh el Set)

Published: May 29, 2015 · Modified: Feb 15, 2023 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

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Şekerpare are soft, yet sandy Turkish cookies that goes in Egypt with the name Romoosh el set. Very popular during the holy month of Ramadan.

Şekerpare cookie garnished with pistachios.

Romoosh el sett means the lady's eyelashes, I know I've been posting recipes with weird names lately :), but rest assured you will not eat any lady's eyelashes for real.
This is a very popular Egyptian treat that, I personally like, due to the existence of semolina or farina in the ingredients which give it a crunchy, sandy texture.

These eyelashes should be dunked in syrup but instead I've just drizzled each with some syrup. These - sort of cookies- are supposed to be shaped like an eye with eyelashes - I've shown you how in the video down there- but for simplicity I've made shaped them into balls, pressing them down then put the eyelashes on top.

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A close up look at one cookies garnished with crushed pistachios.

Şekerpare (Romoosh el Sett)

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 c flour.
  • ½ c unsalted butter- room temperature.
  • ½ c powdered sugar.
  • ¼ c finely grated coconut flakes.
  • ¼ c farina or coarse semolina.
  • 1 large egg.
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder.
  • a dash of salt.

Instructions

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Crack the egg ,add the vanilla then mix very well.
  • In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the dry ingredients together.
  • Then add to the butter mixture and mix Until you have a nice soft dough.
  • Roll into a ball, press the ball a little to flatten.Then make some lines using a fork.
  • Bake in a 350F for 10-12 minutes or until the bottom is lightly brown.
  • Usually it is dunked in the room temperature syrup but I've drizzled everyone with some syrup.
  • Enjoy!!!
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  1. Marti

    July 05, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    I am going to make these this week to take to an Iftar with some Egyptian friends. (I nearly attempted the Kahk recipe, but I see that is primarily for Eid. Besides, I *love* coconut!)

    I do have one question. In the video, you refer to vanilla. But the recipe above does not say anything about vanilla. So... I wondered... how much. Perhaps half a teaspoon?

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  2. Fran @ G'day Souffle'

    June 14, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    I was attracted to this recipe because of the name. Someone that I know keeps on bugging me to buy some fake eye lashes but now I won't need to, if I try your recipe!

    Reply
  3. Vanessa

    June 10, 2015 at 2:55 am

    I would love to taste these cookies, it looks like they melt in the mouth!

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  4. Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen

    June 06, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    I love the name of these cookies! And, I'm glad you simplified them for us - I like the idea of shaping them into balls and putting the eyelashes on top. Even I could do that! 🙂 And, I need to, because I love the coconut flakes in them. Pinned!

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