“Naan Berenji” or Persian Rice Cookies are delicate, melt in your mouth and very irresistible cookies. Made with rice flour and topped with poppyseeds, these are one of the many traditional Iranian cookies, especially popular around Persian New Year.
Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Jam Filling
These Almond flavored cookies are so soft and buttery, filled with raspberry or your choice of jam and finished with a dusting of powdered sugar. They are so fun to make and you can get creative with different shapes and flavors.
Persian Raisin Cookies (Shirini Keshmeshi)
Persian raisin cookies is a nostalgic Iranian cookies enjoyed all year round but also for Nowruz, our new year’s celebrations. They are a little crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside and are perfect with a cup of freshly brewed tea.
Persian Saffron Ice Cream or Bastani Sonati
Saffron ice cream or “Bastani Sonnati” is a traditional Iranian ice cream made with saffron, rose water and pistachio. It’s sometimes sandwiched between two thin wafers, called “Bastani e Nooni” which means ice cream sandwich! But you can definitely enjoy it on its own.