Persian raisin cookies (shirini keshmeshi). Shirini Keshmeshi is what Persian Raisin Cookies look like. Persian children grow up eating and loving Shirini Keshmeshi the same way that American children love chocolate chip cookies. The word Shirini is used in general for any Persian pastry, and the exact translation of the word "shirin" is sweet. Shirini Keshmeshi (try saying that three times fast) is a traditional Persian cookie that is full of memories for many Iranians. These raisin cookies are crispy on the edges and chewy and soft in the middle , with the right amount of juicy, plump raisins for each and every bite.
The word "Shirini" means sweet of cookies, and it is used for any Persian pastries generally. The term "Keshmeshi" refers to cookie raisins and means that it has raisin. These traditional Persian sweet raisin cookies are well-known all over Iran, and every Persian child grows up loving and eating these cookies. You can cook Persian raisin cookies (shirini keshmeshi) using 6 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Persian raisin cookies (shirini keshmeshi)
- You need 150 g of unsalted butter.
- It's 100 g of all-purpose flour.
- You need 100 g of sugar.
- You need 50 g of raisins.
- You need 2 of eggs.
- It's 1/2 Tsp of vanilla.
Persian raisin cookies (shirini keshmeshi) In Persian language Shirini means sweeties and keshmeshi mean raisins. These beautiful classic Persian cookies are soft, thin, yet pillowy and filled with raisins. Shirini Keshmeshi (Persian Raisin Cookies) - pillowy, raisin-y with a touch of rosewater. For those of you who grew up in Persian families, you are already familiar with these cookies.
Persian raisin cookies (shirini keshmeshi) instructions
- Preheat the oven at 150C. Mix butter and sugar for 3 minutes..
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- And mix until smooth..
- Then fold in the raisins and.
- At the end, at the end fold in the flour bit at a time.
- Scoop out the dough as size a walnut and place on a cookie sheet with wax paper with space between each dough from other one because cookies spread out. Bake for 15 minutes or until edges of the cookies are golden..
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Thin yet pillowy and speckled with raisins, Shirini Keshmeshi are typically served with tea. Use small raisins, either black or golden. If you are at all interested in trying a Persian recipe this is the one. Shirini means sweet or pastry and Keshmeshi means raisin so… there you go… raisin cookie. This is a pretty foolproof cookie with a cake-like texture, the lovely scent of rosewater and vanilla and chewy bits of juicy raisins.