Kleicha

Kleicha (; , ; ; ; ; ; ) is a type of Middle Eastern cookie.

Kleicha comes in several traditional shapes and fillings. The most popular are the ones filled with dates (kleichat tamur). There are also sweet discs (khfefiyyat), as well as half moons filled with nuts, sugar and/or desiccated coconut (kleichat joz). They are usually flavoured with cardamom and sometimes rose water, and glazed with egg wash, which may sometimes be scented and coloured with saffron. Unlike ma'amoul, kleicha typically does not contain semolina.