Samah’s Syrian Sweets Workshop

Please join us in a free, livestream cooking class led by Samah, a member of the Women’s Committee at The Northeast Passage, a hubsite of Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Porch Light Program. Samah will walk you through how to make a Maamoul cookies, buttery shortbread delights traditionally filled with either pressed dates or pistachios.

Want to cook along with Samah? You will need these ingredients:

Cookies

• 5 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 5 Cups Semolina Flour
• 1.25 m Mahleb (Aromatic)
• 3 Cups Ghee (or Butter)
• ⅓ Cup Oil
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Cups Milk

Filling

• 1 Pack (17.6 oz) Pitted, Pressed Dates or Crushed Pistachios
• Syrup (see below)

Syrup

• 4 Cups Sugar (Water to Cover)
• Pinch of Citric Acid or Lemon Juice