Kaab el Ghazal - Gazelle Horns (Cornes de Gazelle)

Gazelle Horns are crescent-shaped Moroccan almond cookies, traditionally known as Kaab el Ghazal.

⭐ 4.1 (32 reviews) Prep: 120 minCook: 30 minTotal: 150 minYields: 50 servings

Category Tags:

Cookies and Candy

Cuisine Tags:

Moroccan

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C).

  2. Grind blanched almonds into a moldable paste.

  3. Mix the almond paste with sugar, cinnamon, orange flower water, and gum Arabic powder until smooth and moist.

  4. Shape the paste into small finger-sized sticks, cover, and set aside.

  5. Combine all pastry dough ingredients and knead until very smooth and elastic.

  6. Divide the dough into 4-6 portions, cover, and let rest for at least 15 minutes.

  7. Lightly flour a surface, then roll out a dough portion very thinly.

  8. Place an almond paste stick near the top of the dough, then fold the dough over and seal it around the paste.

  9. Pinch and mold the dough-covered paste into a crescent shape, tapering the tips.

  10. Cut out the crescent with a pastry wheel or knife, ensuring edges are sealed, and place on an ungreased baking sheet.

  11. Repeat shaping with remaining dough and paste, re-rolling scraps as needed.

  12. Optionally, let shaped cookies rest uncovered for at least an hour.

  13. For an optional sheen, whisk 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of orange flower water, brush onto cookies, then prick 2-3 holes in each cookie ridge.

  14. Bake cookies in the preheated oven for about 12 minutes, until barely golden.

  15. Cool cookies completely on a rack before storing.