"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:01:29 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>> > On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:24:53 -0800, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
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>> >> I'm going to make Persian cookies tonight.
>> >>
>> > What are Persian cookies?
>> >
>> > I made the dough for molasses crinkles with GS late this afternoon.
>> > We'll roll and bake them tomorrow. Xmas day will be celebrated with
>> > new DIL's extended family (big family) - they do a cookie exchange
>> > instead of gift giving.
>> >
>> They're a recipe that uses chickpea flour. I won't post the recipe I was
>> given because although they taste okay, they didn't come out like they
>> were
>> supposed to. Not sure why. The dough was supposed to be very short if
>> you
>> didn't use the egg yolk. Rather than being short, it was soft and
>> sticky.
>>
> Thanks. What spices make them "Persian"? Just curious.

They have cardamom and rosewater. If you do a search for Persian chickpea
cookies, you'll see recipes.