Date Cookies (Eid Cookies)

• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, ground
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon instant yeast
• 1 cup clarified butter
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 cups dates, pitted
• 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup sesame seeds

1. Mix flour, ground fenugreek, salt, granulated sugar and instant yeast in a large bowl.
2. Add the clarified butter; mix with your hands until well incorporated.
3. Heat the milk until warm; add gradually to flour mixture.
4. Knead to form a soft dough.
5. Cover with a damp cloth for 1/2 hour.
6. Put the dates in a bowl; add nutmeg; knead with your hands.
7. Take a small piece of dough; pat down onto work surface.
8. Take a smaller piece of dates and roll it with your hands to form a small rope.
9. Place the date rope in the middle of the piece of dough and enclose it with the dough and roll into a rope; make sure the date is entirely covered with dough.
10. Shape your rope into an 'S' and place on a baking sheet.
11. Repeat with the remainder of dough and date filling.
12. Brush your 'S's with egg white; sprinkle with sesame seeds.
13. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden in color.

flour, fenugreek seeds, salt, sugar, yeast, butter, milk, dates, ground nutmeg, egg, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-cookies-eid-cookies-401338 (may not work)