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Making Lebanese Ma'amoul cookies

Ma'amoul Cookies  Filling 3/4 cup Medjool dates, pitted and chopped (I used chopped, dates I bought at Walmart. Amport Foods brand) 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon superfine (caster) sugar Cookie Dough  3 2/3 cups flour  1 1/3 cups unsalted butter 1/2 cup confectioner's (icing) sugar (powdered sugar) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup milk To make the date filling, blanch the dates in boiling water, then quickly immerse in cold water to loosen their skins. Peel and pit the dates, then put them in a saucepan with the water and sugar and bring to a simmer. Cook over a low heat, stirring continuously, until the dates soften and melt to a smooth, sticky mass. Remove from the heat and when cool blitz to a smooth paste with an electric hand-blender. (I used our Vita-Mix instead and it worked fine.) To make the cookie dough, sift the flour into a large mixing bowl. Add the butter (I cut it in slices) and rub in with your fingers until it's the consistency of fine cru