Bow and Arrow Cookies

Some Sephardic communities have the unique tradition of baking special cookies for Lag Ba Omer, shaped like a bow and arrow. Bows and arrows are an important part of the Lag Ba Omer celebrations. The Bar Kokhba revolt was fought with bows and arrows.

Introduction

You can cut the cookie dough into bows and arrows freestyle, find cookie cutters shaped like bows and arrows, or draw or stamp out the shape in a round cookie.

Ingredients

Bow and Arrow Cookies

1 ½ cup flour
1 egg
3 tbsp. olive oil
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 2

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 3

Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl.

Step 4

Place the dough on a flat surface.

Step 5

Knead it into a ball.

Step 6

Roll it out with a rolling pin.

Step 7

Cut out cookies.

Step 8

Bake the cookies for 11 minutes.

Step 9

Cool completely before decorating.