Gazelle ankles (transliterated from Arabic: كعب الغزال kaʕbu lɣazaːl, also known in French as cornes de gazelle, "gazelle horns") are a traditional cookie of the Maghreb.[1][2] They are crescent-shaped cookies made of flour-based dough filled with almond paste aromatized with orange blossom water.

Gazelle ankles
A gazelle ankle cookie .
Alternative namesArabic: كعب الغزال (kaʕbu lɣazaːl) "gazelle ankles"
French: cornes de gazelle "gazelle horns"
Typecookie
Coursedessert
Place of originNorth Africa
Region or stateNorth Africa
Main ingredientsalmond paste
Ingredients generally usedflour, sugar, butter, orange blossom water
Plates of gazelle ankles

Ingredients

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The essential ingredients in gazelle ankles:

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References

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  1. ^ Kraut, Gary Lee (23 Dec 2021). "You know you live in Paris when … Gazelle Horns". France Revisited - Life in Paris, Travel in France. Retrieved 8 Nov 2022.
  2. ^ Alain Jaouhari (2005) Marruecos: la cocina de mi madre. Intermón Oxfan. p. 172. ISBN 978-8484523536