{"id":23913,"date":"2019-01-02T15:18:49","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T13:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/?p=23913"},"modified":"2022-01-15T08:51:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T06:51:56","slug":"moroccan-rifat-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/moroccan-rifat-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Moroccan Rifat Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><div id=\"attachment_23908\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23908\" class=\"wp-image-23908\" title=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/01\/rifat_cookies-s.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" width=\"800\" height=\"1014\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the things I&#8217;ve learned to love over the past years are Moroccan Rifat cookies. <strong>Assaf<\/strong>, my Moroccan brother-in-law introduced them to me in his own version, and they have become a favorite of mine. He makes these cookies using whole wheat flour that adds a delicious rustic texture, and they are crazy good! I like to have them with a hot cup of tea with fresh mint leaves, but even with a cup of coffee they are simply divine.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">I asked Assaf to make them with me and share the recipes here on the blog, and he agreed. If you like biscuits and &#8220;dry cookies&#8221; like me &#8211; these Moroccan cookies are just what you want, trust me! Do not be afraid of the anise flavor (as they contain fennel seeds); even if you are a bit worried about this flavor \u2013 in these cookies it is completely different from what you imagine.<\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lilcookie.com\/category\/cookies-and-individual-desserts\/cookies\/\">Looking for more delicious cookies recipes? Click here &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_23906\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23906\" class=\"wp-image-23906\" title=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/01\/rifat_cookies3-s.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6091382327871787\" data-ad-slot=\"7832461759\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--WPRM Recipe 23914--><\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe\">\n<h2 class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-name\">Moroccan Rifat Cookies<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-summary\">\n\t\tAdapted from Assaf Bitton\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-equipment\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-ingredients\">\n<h4>For the cookies:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>125 ml (1\/2 cup) vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>150 grams (3\/4 cup) sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>50 grams of sesame seeds<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp. fennel seeds<\/li>\n<li>60 ml. (1\/4 cup) water<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp. orange blossom water<\/li>\n<li>Zest of one orange<\/li>\n<li>Pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>280 grams (2 cups) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>210 grams (1 \u00bd cups) whole wheat flour  ((or spelt flour))<\/li>\n<li>10 grams (2 tsp.) baking powder<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li>In a mixer bowl with paddle attachment mix oil, sugar, eggs, sesame, fennel seeds, water, orange blossom water, orange zest and salt until combined.<\/li>\n<li>Add flour, whole wheat flour and baking powder and mix until soft dough is obtained. Knead on for 3-4 minutes until smooth and easy to work with.<\/li>\n<li>Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and let the dough rest for about 1 hour at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Divide the dough into 2-3 pieces.<\/li>\n<li>On a floured surface roll out each part of the dough to a thickness of about 1\/2 cm.<\/li>\n<li>Using a fork pierce the dough.<\/li>\n<li>Straighten the edges with a knife and cut into the desired size cookies.<\/li>\n<li>Place on top of a baking pan lined with baking paper.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 160 Celsius degrees.<\/li>\n<li>Bake the cookies for 15-20 minutes or until deep golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely and keep in a sealed jar for up to two weeks.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-notes\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">If you don\u2019t have orange blossom water, use orange juice instead of the water instead. It won\u2019t be the same, but will add a delicious aroma to the cookies.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">You can use whole sesame seeds instead of regular sesame seeds.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Keep the cookies in a jar for up to two weeks.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">The cookies can be prepared from regular flour only (the whole flour is replaced with the same amount of all-purpose flour).<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"wprm-fallback-recipe-meta\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--End WPRM Recipe--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23904\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23904\" class=\"wp-image-23904\" title=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oogio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/01\/rifat_cookies2-s.jpg\" alt=\"Moroccan Rifat Cookies\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Natalie Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the things I&#8217;ve learned to love over the past years are Moroccan Rifat cookies. Assaf, my Moroccan brother-in-law introduced them to me in his own version, and they have become a favorite of mine. He makes these cookies using whole wheat flour that adds a delicious rustic texture, and they are crazy good! [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1591,1593],"tags":[1840],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Moroccan Rifat Cookies | Lil&#039; Cookie<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for delicious Moroccan cookies recipe? 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