Category: Cookies

Pecan Pie Date Bark

Date bark is all the rage these days, the snickers version being the most popular! But I’ve been mashing up dates for years! My date peanut chews in Millennial Kosher are a crowd favorite (and taste just like the classic!), and my pecan pie date bites from the same book are equally crowd-pleasing. I’ve done so many variations over the years, including savory stuffed dates, so this Thanksgiving-inspired twist on the viral bark was a no-brainer! The graham cracker makes them crunchy, the candied pecans make them super buttery, for a delicious guilt-free bite!

PECAN PIE DATE BARK

1 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp maple syrup
Dash of cinnamon
Kosher salt, to taste
16 pitted medjool dates
7 Graham crackers
1 cup chocolate chips melted with 1 tbsp coconut oil
Flaky salt for finishing, optional

Preheat oven to 375°. Stir the nuts on a parchment-lined baking sheet, with the maple syrup, cinnamon and salt. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, stirring halfway through. Set aside to cool. Once cooled, break apart.

Press pitted dates onto a Sheet of parchment paper. Top with a second sheet and roll with a rolling pin. Top the cut side with graham crackers and cover in melted chocolate. Top with pecans and flaky salt, if desired. freeze until set. Cut into squares.

These are great straight from the freezer!

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Marzipan Stuffed Dates

Marizpan lovers, this is for you! If you understand the sheer joy of biting into a fresh, soft bite of a rainbow cookie, you’re going to love these marzipan stuffed dates! Making homemade marzipan is a lot easier than you think, and the best part? It’s kosher for Passover! So instead of whipped up a cake with a gazillion eggs (hello bird flu!!), or making that potato starch-filled dessert, grab one of these guilt-free-ish bites, you’re going to love them!

It’s a VERY happy (and delicious!) Passover, indeed.

Marzipan Stuffed Dates

1 cup blanched slivered almonds
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp powdered sugar
pinch of kosher salt
1 tbsp water
1 tsp pure almond extract
20 medjool dates, pitted
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tbsp coconut oil
20 roasted almonds
flaky salt, for finishing

Method:

Add the slivered almonds to  the bowl of a food processor, with the S blade attached, blend until finely ground. Add the powdered sugar, salt, water and almond extract and continue to blend until the mixture comes together into a soft dough that holds together when you press it.

Melt the chocolate and coconut oil over a double boiler.

Roll the marzipan into small torpedo shaped rolls to that fit inside the dates. Top with an almond. Dip half of the dates into melted chocolate and finish with flaky salt.

Freeze or refrigerate until the chocolate hardens.

Store in the refrigerator.

 

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Dubai Chocolate Biscotti

Yes we are all over the Dubai chocolate trend but hear me out. You don’t need to make pistachio butter for this one. And really, it was all about the pre-Passover pantry clean-out for me! I just wanted to get rid of the leftover kataifi from my freezer, so this recipe was born. It’s nothing like the traditional Dubai chocolate – it just incorporates pistachios, toasted kataifi and chocolate chips, and it’s SO. EASY. TO. MAKE. Plus, I use olive oil, making it the perfect after dinner treat.

Thank of this as your basic biscotti dough. Use it to get rid of your leftover nuts, chocolate and dried fruit – the possiblities are endless!

Dubai Chocolate Biscotti

1/2 cup chopped kataifi dough
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup extra virgin olive ol
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
1/2 cup roasted, salted pistachios
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Method:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread the kataifi onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown and toasted, about 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a second bowl, whisk the olive oil, eggs and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until a dough forms. Stir in the toasted kataifi, pistachios and chocolate chips.

Divide the dough in half and form into 2 long logs on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes.

Transfer the logs on the parchment paper to a flat surface and slice into 1/2″ biscotti. Use your knife to transfer the cookies and place cut-side-up on 2 parchment-lined sheet trays. Return to the oven to bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, until golden and toasted.

VARIATION: stir in your favorite nuts, dried fruit and chocolate.

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Halva Ribbons

I’m stress baking with Israel and the hostages on my mind – so I went to my tried and true recipe – my famous BABKA STRAWS, only Israel-inspired with a halva filling this time, and hostage ribbon shaped because it’s all I can think of right now.

I’m going to keep it short because I don’t know how to even formulate my feelings into words but I’ll share something I wrote this New Years, a bit of hope in the darkness…

Two thousand twenty four
A year of
Victory or defeat
memories I’d like to forget
Tik tok
Tik tok
The sound of
Mothers of hostages
Fathers of soldiers
sobs in my pillow
Numbers on masking tape
Rising
Broken spirits
Colliding
Boots for soldiers
Gear for brothers
Glimmers of light
In the darkness
Faith
our weapon
Family
our shield
A nation of Maccabees
Fighting
Uniting
Igniting
The Star of David
forever emblazoned
On our souls
We are the light
And we will dance again
עם ישראל חי

 

Halva Ribbons for the Hostages

2 sheets puff pastry, thawed
1/2 cup tahini paste
3 tbsp silan (date honey)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
kosher salt, to taste
1-2 tbsp water
1 egg + 1 tbsp water, beaten, for eggwash
2 tbsp demerara sugar
2 tbsp sesame seeds

Method:

In a medium bowl, combine the tahini paste, silan, cinnamon, vanilla and salt, whisk until combined. Add in the water a tablespoon at a time until the spread is creamy like the texture of dulce de leche.

In a second bowl, combine the demerara sugar and sesame seeds.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Working with one sheet of cold puff pastry at a time, lightly roll the dough out to form a large rectangle (flour your surface, if needed). With the short side facing you, spread half of the halva filling on the lower half of the dough. Fold uncoated half of the dough over the coated side.

Using a pizza cutter, cut the pastry into thin strips, 1/8 – 1/4-inch thick. Twist the strips into a ribbon shape and place on the sheet tray about 1/2-inch or so apart.

Brush the ribbons with egg wash and sprinkle with the demerara sugar mixture.

Repeat with remaining puff pastry and halva cream.

Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.

NOTE: If the puff pastry gets too soft, it can be difficult to work with. If needed, freeze the pastry to firm it up before cutting and shaping.

VARIATION: You can use this halva crumble topping in place of the sugar/sesame mixture.

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Toaster streusel

If you can make toaster strudel then you can also make toaster streusel!! Which is basically a way better version, baked in your toaster oven. I love these for breakfast on the side of coffee, Or as a to-go snack! Just make sure to use the best quality jam that you can find, None of that squeeze-bottle stuff that you use for PB&J sandwiches. I used on my Bonne Maman raspberry apricot jam, I’ve been buying them exclusively Ever since that holocaust story came out!

Toaster streusel

1 1/2 c all purpose flour
3/4 c oats
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 c neutral oil
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup good quality jam

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, oats, sugars, baking powder, salt, oil, and vanilla. Mix with your hands until a dough forms.
3. Press 2/3 of the dough into a parchment lined 1/8 baking sheet or a 8×10 pan.
5. Spread jam over the bars and crumble on remaining dough.
6. Bake in a toaster oven for 20 minutes or until browned. Cool completely; cut into squares.

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