Dubai-style cookies with pistachios and kataifi

Dubai-style cookies: spelt shortcrust rounds topped with a cream of pistachios, tahini and toasted kataifi, finished with a cocoa glaze. Family-friendly desserts, 276 kcal per two cookies.

At a glance

• Serves 12
• Prep time: 45 min
• Cooking time: 17 min
• Total time: 62 min
• Calories: 276 kcal per serving
• Protein: 5 g
• Fat: 17 g
• Carbs: 24 g

Ingredients

• 200g spelt flour
• 140g butter
• 100g honey
• 1 egg yolk
• 50g kataifi
• 120g pistachios
• 1 tbsp tahini
• 20g coconut oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 15g cocoa powder

Method

You’ll need: oven · frying pan · baking tray · stick blender · cookie cutters

1. Knead the spelt flour, salt, most of the cold butter in pieces, a third of the honey and the egg yolk into a shortcrust dough. Chill it for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (160 °C fan). Roll out the dough 4 mm thick and cut out 24 rounds.
3. Bake the rounds on a baking tray lined with baking paper at 180 °C for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are light brown, then leave them to cool.
4. Pull the kataifi into small pieces and toast it in the remaining butter in a frying pan for 4 to 5 minutes, until golden brown and crisp.
5. Blend the pistachios with the tahini and half of the remaining honey into a spreadable cream, stir in the kataifi and spread the cream over the rounds.
6. Melt the coconut oil, stir in the cocoa and the rest of the honey, and use a spoon to drizzle stripes over the cookies. Leave them to set in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Good to know

Dubai chocolate with pistachio cream and crispy kataifi went viral on social media. Here it becomes a cookie: a crumbly base, a pistachio cream with crunch and cocoa stripes on top. You'll find kataifi in Turkish supermarkets.

Swaps

Kataifi → toasted oats. Tahini → almond butter. Pistachios → hazelnuts. Honey → maple syrup.

Cooking tips

Toast the kataifi over a medium heat and stir constantly – it darkens quickly. The cream is at its crispest on the first day.

Storage

Keeps for 5 days in a tin in the fridge; the kataifi softens over time.

Allergens

Contains gluten (spelt, kataifi), milk (butter), egg, pistachios and sesame. Not suitable for children under 1 year because of the honey.

Frequently asked questions

How long do Dubai-style cookies keep in the fridge?

Keeps for 5 days in a tin in the fridge; the kataifi softens over time.