Hanukkah Sweet Recipes

"I haven't tried this recipe yet but I couldn't pass up posting it because I don't want to lose it and others might enjoy a "legal" cookie recipe. I'm totally guessing at the yield. Zaar is listing the calorie and fat content (mostly fron the nuts) for a dozen cookines. Dividing 12 into that amount breaks down to each cookie having 33.5 calories...."

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Ingredients: egg whites, pecans...

"A Jewish bar cookie, like biscotti."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, dried fruit, eggs...

"This sweet and mild salsa goes exceptionally well with the Cumin-Scented Beet Latkes recipe I posted on this site. Both are from Bon Appétit Magazine (December 2004)."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, green onions...

"These are big, crisp, and slightly crackled cookies, with as much or as little kick as you want (depending on how much pepper you add). The sugar topping makes for a lovely presentation and a great texture contrast. From one of my favourite cookbooks, "Baking: From My Home to Yours", by Dorie Greenspan. These cookies keep well. (Dough..."

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Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, cracked black pepper...

"These are really delicious and chocolately drop cookies from the cookbook, "Baked: New Frontiers in Baking" by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. Dough needs to be refrigerated for at least 6 hours. Don't overbake these—they're at their best when slightly gooey. This recipe can be halved."

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Ingredients: dried cherries, eggs...

"These are delicious, traditional Jewish crescent shaped pastries or cookies. They are almost like denser, mini chocolate croissants. This recipe really simplifies what can sometimes be a complicated treat to prepare. The recipe is from "The Clueless Baker: Baking from Scratch", by Evelyn Raab. It's a great cookbook for beginning bakers...."

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Ingredients: chocolate chips, cinnamon...

"This recipe is a Dairy recipe. Kosher law prohibits serving milk and meat at the same meal so these would make a great snack. Time listed doesn't account for proofing time."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs...

"This is an excellent and dependable recipe for a traditional Hanukkah (or Chanukah) treat. Adapted from Joan Nathan's book, "The Jewish Holiday Baker". Dough must rise overnight."

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Ingredients: dry yeast, eggs, warm water...

"I like the way this sounds but haven't tried it yet. It's from Marcia Saltzman in Pingry Cooks. It has chopped nuts in the topping which is a bit different from the usual. If making for company, make sure there are no peanut allergies! You need to have this in the refrigerator all day or or night before baking so plan accordingly."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, egg noodles, eggs...

"Ataiyef are a traditional treat for the Jews of Aleppo during Hanukkah, usually eaten during an afternoon break with tea or coffee and on special occasions, such as weddings. Besides Hanukkah, they are also served at engagement parties and at Shavuot, a harvest holiday that commemorates the giving of the Torah. For this recipe, chill the syrup (Shira)..."

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Ingredients: pistachios, rose water, eggs...

"A wonderful dessert or a great breakfast! I have had this recipe in my special holiday folder and now is when I got around to posting it. These latkes are delicious! They are made with farmer's cheese (a drier form of cottage cheese), & they taste similar to the filling in blintzes. These latkes are best made just before serving. Sunset Magazine,..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sugar, cherry preserves...