Eid Mubarak ;)

Eid treats for the neighbours

Alhamdulillah, we were able to make our neighbors a little box of homemade sugar cookies for Eid Al-fitr. This time we were able to get to 10 of our neighbors instead of just six.

The note we included, which was written by Maha, is included below:
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Dear Neighbors,

We wanted to share with you the very happy occasion of Eid Al-Fitr, one of two major holidays in Islam. Eid Al-Fitr is an occasion of gratitude and giving, when Muslims give thanks to God for His blessings and bid farewell to Ramadan, the month-long vigil of fasting, charity, prayer, and self-development. On the occasion of Eid Muslims renew ties with friends and family, share foods and treats with others, give in charity, wear their best clothes, and come together to pray and celebrate! Based on the lunar calendar, Eid Al-Fitr this year falls on Friday, September 10, 2010.

We hope you enjoy this simple homemade treat.


Yours,
The Ezzedin Family [Our address went here]
Allaedin & Kariman
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The recipe we got from Allrecipes.com was delicious, except it was too soft to cut into shapes although I left the dough in the fridge overnight. We ended up making the dough into balls and flattening them with the bottom of a cup!

We included the list of ingredients

On our way out!