Marbled Halvah Cookies

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MARBLED HALVAH COOKIES

 

Halvah is a confectioner candy that is made of sesame paste and sugar, and any flavorings if desired. They are often found in Middle Eastern markets. Halvah is something that I can eat just like that. It is SO flavorful, nutty, and a perfect pick me up if you want something sweet.

 

Halvah can come in various flavors. I love the marbled halvah, chocolate halvah, and pistachio too. They are easily available on online grocery stores now, and on Amazon too. I get them from our local Middle Eastern market.

marbled havlah cookies

Seed Mill, a company in New York City carries them too and although a bit pricey,  it is seriously one of best halvahs that I have ever tried!

 

Halvahs make amazing desserts. They bring that sweet aroma and nuttiness to any dessert because of the sesame in it. In Indian culture, we have sesame seed sweets or chikki, that is essentially made of sesame seeds and sugar, OR sesame seeds and jaggery. It is truly one of my favorite things to eat and popular in Gujarat too.

marbled halvah cookies

 

marbled halvah cookies

I have been making these Marbled Halvah Cookies for quite a few years now. I am only now posting this recipe on the blog. These cookies are my husband’s favorite cookies. I can never manage to give them to anyone because they simply do not last that long!

 

The ingredients in this cookie are:

  • All purpose flour
  • Baking powder – a smidge
  • Salt
  • Granulated sugar
  • Butter
  • Halvah ofcourse! (it is easily available on Amazon or Middle Eastern Markets. I have gotten this particular brand from Middle Eastern Markets, but you can find the one you like any online grocery store too)
  • Egg
  • Vanilla extract

marbled halvah cookies

The cookie is really super easy to make. It is simply combining the wet ingredients with the dry and then chilling the dough for 2-3 hours. The next step is simply rolling it out, cutting it with a cookie cutter, and baking them. They turn out beautiful and are really good as is too, without the marbled icing. You can really taste the halvah taste in the cookies!

 

HOW TO DO THE MARBLED ICING EFFECT:

The marbled icing is truly a fun activity to do with kids. I do it with mine, and they love how unique each cookie is. 

marbled halvah cookies

The icing is made of confectioner’s sugar, and water. Combine it until it is the consistency of glue, or slightly thinner than glue. Then add the colors. You want to add not more than 3 shades of one color. Add 2-3 drops of each color in different spots on the icing. 

 

Then using a toothpick, swirl the mixture around to get pretty swirls in the icing. Hold the cookie horizontally facing down, dip it gently into the icing such that it covers the top of the cookie. Immediately remove it and gently nudge off the excess icing.

marbled halvah cookies

Place it on a wire rack for the icing to set. You want to place the wire rack on a baking tray because it is a messy affair, with the icing dripping to the bottom onto the tray. You want to put the silver sprinkles at this point while the icing is still wet. So what I do is, I ice a few cookies at a time, and then sprinkle the silver sprinkles on each cookie. SO FUN! You can find the silver sprinkle sanding sugar here. 

 

Do this activity with your kids, it is so fun and these cookies are festive and beautiful to share with your friends and family. Each batch makes 120 cookies so you will have lots to share with everyone! I am making yet another batch this weekend :).

marbled halvah cookies

STORING AND SHIPPING THESE COOKIES:

These cookies store well in an airtight container for upto 2 weeks. They can be made ahead as well. The dough can be made ahead as well and it will stay in the fridge for upto 3 to 4 days. 

 

These cookies ship well too, because they are quite sturdy. When shipping a cookie box, make sure that the cookies are nicely packed and if you shake the box the cookies do not move. That is the key!

 

Hope you enjoyed these cookies and you get a chance to make them! If you do, please do not forget to tag #thejamlab on Instagram and/or leave a comment on the blog!

 

XO

Amisha

 

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