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Afyonkarahisar date-shaped walnut cookies in syrup

Serves 12Official

Ingredients

  • 650 gWheat flour
  • 250 gButter
  • 59.9 gSunflower oil
  • 9 gBaking powder
  • 51.6 gMilk
  • 150 gWalnut
  • 5.1 gApple cider vinegar
  • 100 gWater step 1
  • 700 gSugar
  • 800 gWater step 5
  • 42 gLemon

Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.

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Cross-section

  1. Water32%
  2. Sugar25%
  3. Wheat flour23%
  4. Butter9%
  5. Walnut 5%
  6. Sunflower oil 2%
  7. Milk 2%
  8. Lemon 1%
  9. Baking powder 0%
  10. Apple cider vinegar 0%

Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.

Method

  1. Heat the sunflower oil over medium heat for 5 minutes and let it rest for 10 minutes. Add the water and butter and stir.

    5 min

  2. Add the flour, baking powder, milk and vinegar and knead for 15-20 minutes into a soft dough.

    15 min

  3. Add the coarsely chopped walnuts and knead 5 more minutes. Divide into about 72 walnut-sized balls. Shape each to 6-7 cm long with ridges and dents like a date.

    5 min

  4. Place on a tray and bake in an oven heated to 180 °C for about 20 minutes until the tops brown.

    20 min

  5. For the syrup, boil the sugar and water over medium heat. Add the lemon juice once boiling, simmer 10 minutes on low, and cool at room temperature for 60 minutes.

    10 min

  6. Rest the baked cookies for 10 minutes. Ladle the cold syrup over the warm cookies, wait 20 minutes and serve.

    10 min

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Last changed: November 1, 2026

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