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Ma’amoul (Arabic: معمول ma‘mūl [mɑʕmuːl]) are small shortbread pastries filled with dates pistachios or walnuts (or occasionally almonds figs or other fillings). They are popular in Levantine cuisine and in the Gulf countries. They may be in the shape of balls or of domed or flattened cookies. They can either be decorated by hand or be made in special wooden moulds.