Maamoul

I used the recipe found here. These turned out a little bit like mini mince pies; the filling is kind of spicy and the wrapper is a lot like pie crust. If I do these over again I would make the crust sweeter, I would use less ginger, more other spices (cardamom, cinnamon) and add ground pistachios or almonds to the filling. They were surprisingly quick and easy to make, despite the fact that the food processor needed to be washed between steps. The only tedious part was the construction, but since this recipe only makes 20 cookies it wasn't so bad. They aren't quite the rich, exotic dessert I was hoping for, but the MarnKonnoisseur really liked them.

Update: They're awesome on the second day. They can be rewarmed in the microwave, but they're fine at room temp too.