Every week, someone emails me asking if my Moroccan orange blossom fekkas recipe is the same as a “Moroccan sugar cookie.” The answer is no—not even close. I understood the confusion at first, but after 15 years of testing and baking, I’ve learned that these are two entirely different cookies with completely different textures, techniques, … Read more
Three years ago, I was invited to a Moroccan tea ceremony at a friend’s home in Portland. The table was dressed with a hand-woven cloth, steaming glasses of mint tea arrived in waves, and in the center sat a modest ceramic plate holding what looked like crunchy, seed-studded logs. My friend passed them to me … Read more
I still remember the exact moment I fell in love with Moroccan orange cookies. It was a Tuesday afternoon in my kitchen—the kind of day when I’d been testing three different shortbread recipes and felt frankly exhausted by butter and sugar. A friend had just returned from Marrakech and handed me a small paper bag … Read more
