Israeli Christmas recipe - Halva Almond swirl cookies

The origin of Halva dates back over 4,000 years! In the early 1900’s immigrants introduced it into Israeli cuisine, and it has been a highly influential ingredient since then. Almost every restaurant or food market that you visit in Israel you will be able to order a Halva based dessert. Made from sesame, it is very rich in protein, calcium, and Vitamin B. We have sourced the most delicious natural Almond Halva spread and partnered with a local a baker to create the perfect Halva almond swirl cookies for you.

Ingredients

1 CUP Softened Butter

1 CUP White Sugar

1 CUP Brown Sugar

2 TSP Vanilla Extract

2 LARGE Eggs

3 CUPS All Purpose Flour

1 TSP Baking Soda

1/2 TSP Baking Powder

1 TSP Salt

3 TABLESPOONS Artza Rusty’s Almond Halva

1 CUP (OPTIONAL) Chocolate Chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375’F and line a baking pan with baking cookie sheets. In a bowl mix the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl mix the butter and sugars until combined, and then beat in the eggs and vanilla until fluffy. Mix in the flour mixture gently until everything is combined into a dough. If you want to indulge, you can add the chocolate chip cookies and mix well. At this point gently pour in the 3 tbs’s of Rusty’s spread and gently swirl it into the mixture.

Roll 2-3 tbs of dough at a time into balls and place them evenly spread out on the prepared cookie sheets. Bake them in the preheated over for 8-10 minutes and take them out when they barely start to brown. Move them onto a cooling rack for ten minutes, pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy!

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