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Iranian Rice Cookies

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Photo of Iranian Rice Cookies with impressions made by a meat mallet on a serving platter.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Samantha Seneviratne & Jason Schreiber

These crumbly rice-flour cookies, called nan-e berenji, are made using cardamom and a sugar syrup infused with rose water, a classic ingredient in Middle Eastern sweets. One of the most traditional cookies in Persian culture, they're served at special occasions, from the celebration of the New Year (Norouz) to weddings. Here, the textured end of a meat mallet is gently pressed into the dough to form a grid pattern.

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