Koloocheh
Koloocheh or kleicha, also known as Persian New Year bread, is a Persian stamped cookie or bread, originating in various parts of Iran. There are many variations on the recipe made in Iran and in Persian diaspora communities, including in Eastern Europe and North America.
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Typically, koloocheh are cookies filled with dates and walnuts, but they can be stuffed with grated coconut and additionally spiced with saffron, rose water, cardamom, cinnamon, or citrus zest. Caspian cuisine-style bready koloocheh cookies can be made vegan by replacing butter with coconut oil.It is a recipe made by Persian Jews during the holiday Purim; by Christians during Easter; and Muslims during Ramadan. For Norooz, Iranians will make a koloocheh bread. Koloocheh cookies from Southern Iran are brittle biscuits that principally consist of water, sugar, wheat flour and egg white.