Barazek
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Damascus, Syria{{cite web |url=https://cookforsyria.com/recipe/barazek-cookies/ |title=Barazek Cookies |website=cookforsyria.com |access-date=2022-07-20 |archive-date=2016-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130012029/http://cookforsyria.com/recipe/barazek-cookies/ |url-status=dead }} |main_ingredient=flour, butter, icing sugar, egg yolk, sesame}}
Barazek or barazeq (in Arabic برازق barāzeq) is a Syrian cookie whose main ingredient is sesame (سمسم sumsum) and often also contain pieces of pistachio. It probably originated during Ottoman rule{{Cite web|title=طرق تحضير البرازق - صحة وهنا|url=https://sahhawhana.com/طرق_تحضير_البرازق|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Sahha Whana|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807094815/https://sahhawhana.com/%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%82_%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%82 |archive-date=2020-08-07 }} in the Syrian capital, Damascus, particularly in the Al-Midan neighborhood,{{Cite web|title=Barazek Cookies|url=https://cookforsyria.com/recipe/barazek-cookies/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=Cook for Syria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130012029/http://cookforsyria.com:80/recipe/barazek-cookies/ |archive-date=2016-11-30 }} although today it is so popular that it can be found in most pastry shops throughout the Levantine area (Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria) and beyond.{{Cite web|last=Liagre|first=Laurie|date=2019-08-04|title=Barazek|url=https://www.196flavors.com/syria-barazek/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=196 Flavors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426113508/https://www.196flavors.com/syria-barazek/ |archive-date=2020-04-26 }} It is also one of the more traditional Palestinian desserts and it is easy to find stalls selling barazek on the streets of Jerusalem.{{Cite web|last=للأنباء|first=وكالة قدس برس إنترناشيونال|title=برازق القدس.. عبق الأصالة الفوّاح في أزقّة المدينة المحتلة|url=http://www.qudspress.com/index.php?page=show&id=20205|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-30|website=وكالة قدس برس إنترناشيونال للأنباء|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617135210/http://www.qudspress.com/index.php?page=show&id=20205 |archive-date=2016-06-17 }}
It is considered one of the most famous Syrian desserts and has a multitude of variants. All include flour, butter, sugar, and sesame; some may also include egg, milk, pistachios, honey, mahleb, yeast, and vanilla, as well as clarified butter (samneh) instead of regular butter. It has a sweet, buttery and nutty flavor, and a crisp and brittle texture.