Semolina Cookies (Simple And Freezer Friendly)
Semolina cookies are a fun change. When you bake with semolina you get a nice unique texture that you can’t get with any other flour.
These cookies are made almost only with semolina, are pretty low on sugar (for a cookie), and contain NO eggs and NO dairy. Yes, they are completely vegan.
Feel free to play with the filling – you can basically choose whatever spread you like. I usually make them with date spread (because I’m a huge date fan), but they will be great with hazelnut butter, peanut butter, or your favourite natural jam. Okay, you can technically also choose nutella but that will add quite a lot of sugar.. your choice. (unless, of course, you make your own nutella at home. yum! 🌰)
What do you need for this semolina cookies?
Semolina (duh!) and some plain flour
Baking powder
Sugar
Vanilla extract
Oil
Orange juice (and zest if you like)
Any filling you like
Should you freeze them?
Of course!
It’s a great idea to keep half a batch in a freezer bag and keep it for emergencies. You know, like visitors who call when they are around the corner saying they wanted to surprise you. When it happens – no problem, you just take your semolina cookies out of the freezer and by the time you want to serve them they will go back to being completely fresh. Yay!
(As a side note: who are you, people who thinks it’s EVER a good idea? Don’t you know the day you choose to surprise someone with a visit is exactly the day they didn’t have time to sweep the house, decided to stay with their Mickey Mouse pajamas and let their kids make playdough snails in the lounge? Come on!)
Semolina cookies
Equipment
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Oven
- Baking tray
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 3 cups semolina
- ½ cup white flour
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup oil
- ¾ cup orange juice freshly squeezed
- 1 Tbsp orange zest optional
- filling of your choice date spread / jam / nut butter etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a bowl mix together all the ingredients.
- Divide the dough in two.
- Roll each portion into a rectangle.
- Spread with your choice of filling. (I recommend date paste)
- Roll into a log and cut into slices.
- Put the slices on the prepared tray and bake for about 15 minutes or until the bottom part becomes lightly brown.
Notes
- Once the semolina cookies are cool, store them in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- These semolina cookies freeze very well. Just take them out to thaw for a few minutes and they will taste completely fresh!
- Calorie info doesn’t include filling.
So what did you choose to put in your semolina cookies? 😋
