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Some bakers shape maamoul by hand or use the tines of a fork or a metal pincher to decorate the cookies. Other bakers make a simple bar cookie variation on maamoul (maamoul madd) with a layer of filling between shortbread crusts
Maamoul are also enjoyed by Christians as a treat to celebrate Easter and the end of the Lenten fast. The simple outside and sweet, flavorful filling of the maamoul cookies is a reminder that there is a sweet reward at the end of a period of fasting.
Helen Elia uses a mix of semolina and farina in her maamoul. Heba Said makes her maamoul with cake flour, which she finds makes the dough very tender. Some recipes use a small amount of yeast in the dough.
Mitri makes his maamoul with two kinds of semolina, and adds both rosewater and orange blossom to his walnut and pistachio fillings. He unleashes a blizzard of powdered sugar onto the nut-filled cookies before serving, but never on the date, "because it's already sweet."