Recipe summary

Chantal Bekhor's cookies aren't your ordinary cookies - they feature ground pitted dates, a variety of seeds and a little love.

CHEF’S TIP: If you are not able to find ground dates, place pitted dates in a food processor and pulse until they are chopped into fine pieces.

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Canada

***This original recipe was tested and modified to make it suitable for use in a home kitchen.***

Preparation time: 75 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Yield: 24

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) warm water
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt
• 1 package (2 1/4 tsp/11 ml) active dry yeast
• 2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) fennel seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) black onion seeds or black cumin seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) ground cardamom
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) vegetable oil
• 1 cup (250 ml) ground pitted dates
• 1 egg yolk, beaten
• 1/4 cup (50 ml) sesame seeds