Lancashire, Eid cookies (2024)

Published: Jul 11, 2015 · Modified: Nov 8, 2023 by Amira · This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission.

A tasty sandwich cookies filled with jam and garnished with sprinkles or crushed nuts. So easy to make and the best part is they are bite-sized treats.

Total time 45 minutes minutes

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Lancashire cookies are buttery, sweet and melt in your mouth cookies. Bite-sized sandwich cookies that are like little drops of heaven. Using sprinkles to cover the sides is optional but highly appealing.

Lancashire Cookies

We are almost there... the end of Ramadan is in a few days. It always seems hard at the beginning of Ramadan then... days fly by and it is time to say goodbye to this precious and holy month.
After the last day of Ramadan comes the 3 days of Eid. Although Eid is the time to harvest all the rewards for your hard work of discipline during Ramadan, there is always something that breaks Muslims' hearts on the first day of Eid, which is parting with Ramadan. Eid is also a great time for making memories with your kids. Vivid memories of mothers baking delicious cookies with neighbors are there in our hearts and mind from our childhood.

For the Eid we prepare lots of cookies like Kahk, betefour, Ghorayeba and this Lancashire cookies. Lancashire cookies originated in the UK and seems it traveled to Egypt during the British occupation period and although I do not like occupations or whatever comes with it, I like these cookies so much that I might forgive a year or two of their 74 years of occupation :).

My kids liked these cookies a lot and the whole patch was gone in no time. These were great snacks for them at school instead of store bought ones.
Here is a short video to show you how to make these delicious cookies. Eid mubarak for everyone observing this great day. Enjoy the rest of the week.

Kahk are Egyptian cookies traditionally made during holidays and in weddings. They are made from a mixture of flour, ghee, and sugar, and are often filled with nuts, sweet fillings or sometimes left plain. Small rounds dusted with powdered sugar and enjoyed by people of all.
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Lancashire cookies

A tasty sandwich cookies filled with jam and garnished with sprinkles or crushed nuts. So easy to make and the best part is they are bite-sized treats.

4.84 from 12 votes

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Course: Dessert, dessert-cookies

Cuisine: British, Egyptian, Middle East

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes minutes

Servings: 36

Calories: 50.8kcal

Author: Amira

Ingredients

▢ 1 stick (115g) unsalted butter. room temperature.
▢ ½ cup (54g) confectioners' sugar, sifted.
▢ 1 egg
▢ ½ teaspoon vanilla extract.
▢ ¼ cup + 2Tablespoons (50g) corn starch.
▢ 1 ¼ cup (170g) all purpose flour. divided.
▢ ½ teaspoon baking powder.

For gluing and garnishing:

▢ Jam, Nutella chocolate, ground nuts, coconut flakes and sprinkles .

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
In a bowl cream the butter until it gets pale and fluffy.
Add the powdered sugar, egg and the vanilla then beat.
Sift 1 cup of the flour with corn starch and baking powder. Keep the remaining flour aside.
Gradually add to the butter and mix until you get a uniform dough.
If you feel your dough is too soft add the remaining ¼ cup of flour one tablespoon at a time. Note1
Form 36 small balls, press lightly against the cookie sheet. Note2
Bake for 12-15 minutes, cookies should be lightly browned at the bottom but still pale on top. Let them cool down on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transferee to a cooling rack to cool completely.

To assemble:

Stick every two cookies together with your favorite jam or Nutella chocolate. Note3
Roll in ground nuts, coconut flakes or sprinkles.

Video

Notes

Note1: Do not be tempted to add more flour, if you still feel your dough is too soft for you to handle, stick in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. This should take care of it.

Note2: I shaped mine into bite sized cookies as this is how I like them to be. My cookies were roughly 11-12 grams each, a little bit more than half a tablespoon of dough.

Note3: stick the cookies together right before serving. Leftover glued cookies will get soft, not that it will taste bad but just so you know it will get softer. Store any leftover cookies in a glass jar or container with a lid in a dry cool place. This will keep them fresh for about two weeks.

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This recipe yields 36 cookies or 18 snadwich cookies. Nutrition are calculated for cookies not the sandwiches.

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This recipe originally published July 2015. Updated on May 2020.

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Comments

Christina
December 10, 2023 at 5:29 pm
Hi I made these but I used another recipe but mine got super large . I will try your recipe but was wondering if you could have some insight why mine got so large . Thanks
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- Amira
  December 12, 2023 at 9:50 am
  Hello Christina, there are many reasons for cookies to over spread in the oven, maybe too much butter or the butter was too warm besides many other reasons. Here is a link to an article about that, I hope this helps.
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Vedha Gokul
July 23, 2020 at 1:59 pm

Very delicious cookies. I added a little hazelnut extract and chocolate on top and they tasted absolutely amazing. Thank you!!
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- Amira
  July 25, 2020 at 3:39 pm
  This is a wonderful idea, will try that for sure. Thank you so much for your feedback.
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Saad
June 11, 2020 at 8:14 am
Hi
Can you please upload the video for this.
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- Amira
  June 12, 2020 at 11:03 am
  Will do inshaa Allah.
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LEYLA
May 28, 2020 at 8:51 am
OH MASHALLAH I DID IT I APPRETIOT U TO SHARE UR AIDS
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- Amira
  May 29, 2020 at 4:33 pm
  Leyla, thank you so much for your feedback, I am happy you liked it.
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Opinionatedhijabi
May 24, 2020 at 3:37 am

I made 3 kinds of Eid sweets. These were the only ones that turned out perfect! Creaming the butter really made the difference. I used Nutella or strawberry jam in my cookies. Delicious, and melts in your mouth.
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- Amira
  May 26, 2020 at 1:18 pm
  Thank you so much dear for sharing your pictures. I am happy you liked it. Eid Mubarak.
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- Ameena
  June 05, 2020 at 12:47 pm
  
  Looks amazing Ma Sha Allah
  Is it better to add one whole egg or only the yolk
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  - Amira
    June 12, 2020 at 10:29 am
    Ameena, thank you so much for your comment. I did not try it before with egg yolk, have you tried it that way?
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Ahmed
May 24, 2020 at 12:07 am
Came out great! I added a little more butter,corn starch and and extra egg came out very soft.
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- Amira
  May 26, 2020 at 1:16 pm
  Ahmed, this looks great. Eid Mubarak and than you so much for sharing the picture with us.
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Dina M
May 22, 2020 at 2:51 pm
Hi. I plan on making this tomorrow. How many cookies does this recipe make? TIA
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- Amira
  May 23, 2020 at 5:27 am
  Hi Dina, this made me 18 sandwich cookies or 36 individual ones. Detailes about size are in the recipe above, I've just updated it.
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  - Dina M
    May 23, 2020 at 6:25 am
    Thanks so much Amira. Eid Mubarak
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    - J
      April 04, 2024 at 6:06 pm
      What can I do if I cannot get cake mix?
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Hana ahmad
May 22, 2020 at 11:05 am
Hi amira , thank you for this recipe ... I would like to know how much butter i shall use in grams ??
Thank you
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- Amira
  May 23, 2020 at 5:26 am
  Hello Hana, I just updated the recipe with grams... let me know if you have any questions.
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yasmeen
May 12, 2020 at 6:57 am
I made it now and my dough is very soft ,what should i do ?
please Help
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- Amira
  May 12, 2020 at 7:29 am
  Yasmeen, try adding more flour and check for consistency. I will try to redo this recipe and weigh the ingredients for it to be more accurate.
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Juje
May 31, 2019 at 11:17 pm

YUMMY! KEEP UP WITH WHAT YOU ARE DOING
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- Amira
  June 01, 2019 at 2:34 am
  Thank you Juje.
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N
April 20, 2018 at 3:04 pm
Hi Amria,
Thank you for sharing this recipe! Do you have any storage instructions for these? How far in advance can I make them? How long can they stay out at room temperature?
Thanks!
N
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- Amira
  April 23, 2018 at 10:59 am
  N, thank you for your interest in this recipe. I would recommend storing them as we do with butter cookies in an airtight container lined with wax paper and putting a piece of wax paper in between cookie layers. It is recommended that cookies will stay at room temperature for 3 days but frankly I think up to a week is ok. If you would like to make them ahead, bake them and store them in the freezer for up to a month. I hope that will help.
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  - N
    April 23, 2018 at 9:37 pm
    JazakAllah. I am hoping to send sweets to my family before Eid. These may work if I express post them 🙂
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    - Amira
      April 25, 2018 at 11:08 pm
      This one is so delicious, try it and tell me how did it go.
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Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella
September 10, 2015 at 5:18 pm
These are such pretty cookies Amira! What a wonderful way to celebrate Eid 🙂
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Denise Browning@From Brazil To You
August 28, 2015 at 3:13 pm
Fun cookies filled with Nutella... the dream of every child (and adult as well!).
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Fran @ G'day Souffle'
August 01, 2015 at 6:24 am
Mmmm, these cookies (sweet biscuits) almost look like French macarons, but easier to make. I think I'd fill my with nuts and dates!
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- Amira
  August 03, 2015 at 5:20 pm
  This is a great idea Fran, thanks for stopping by.
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Liz
July 31, 2015 at 1:08 pm
What yummy, festive cookies! Perfect to celebrate Eid! I can see why they didn't last long 🙂
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Coffee and Crumpets
July 19, 2015 at 9:52 pm
Eid Mubarak dear Amira! I hope you had a wonderful one with your family.
These cookies are perfect for celebrating and I could very easily eat all of them!
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- H
  July 21, 2015 at 6:30 pm
  Can u put Nutella instead of jam?? Thanks for the lovely recipes always:)
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  - Amira
    July 24, 2015 at 7:29 pm
    Yes sure, use whatever handy or whatever you like most to glue them.
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- Amira
  July 24, 2015 at 7:30 pm
  Eid Mubarak to you too my dear. I hope you've had a lovely Eid back in Colorado.
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Henna
July 18, 2015 at 9:02 pm
Such gorgeous cookies, mashAllah! They remind me a little bit of whoopee pies 🙂
Eid Mubarak my dear sister!
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- Amira
  July 24, 2015 at 7:30 pm
  Eid Munarak to you too my dear Henna. How is your little one doing in her first Eid :).
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John@Kitchen Riffs
July 15, 2015 at 9:50 am
What a terrific cookie! I can understand being sad to see Ramadan go, although Eid is a wonderful celebration! No kids here, so we'd just gobble these cookies up ourselves. 😉
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Marie
July 15, 2015 at 4:34 am
Thank you for the explanation Amira.
I'll try it this summer. For sure my little one will love it. Me too!
Have a blesse Eid dear!
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Lovelybirds
July 14, 2015 at 6:41 am
I tried it yesterday and it was SO GOOD:) Thanks Amira for sharing this recipe!
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Evelyne@cheapethniceatz
July 13, 2015 at 2:44 pm
I was thrown off by the name at first lol but you explained. I so want to eat your posted cookies, they look great. Enjoy the rest of Ramadan and the Eid festivities.
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Maureen | org*smic Chef
July 12, 2015 at 5:56 am
I love this story and these cookies are beautiful. I don't have any children here but I can promise you they wouldn't last long here either. 🙂
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Joanne T Ferguson
July 11, 2015 at 11:49 pm
These look absolutely delicious Amrita! I could go for one or two with my coffee right now! Hope you have enjoyed your holiday! Pinned and shared!
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