Bechkitos – Dollar Morocco
In Morocco, meals always end with sweets. Served with mint tea, these sweets are often small cakes, such as gazelle horns or bechkitos. Find out more about them and, to make the most of your stay in Morocco, consider renting a car.
Some Moroccan dishes are known throughout the world. Couscous comes to mind, of course, but so does lamb tagine. Moroccan desserts are less famous, yet in Morocco, a meal is never complete without something sweet. At the end of lunch and dinner, but also at breakfast and mid-afternoon for a snack, mint tea is served with a selection of small cakes. And this selection often includes bechkitos.
A jam cookie
The bechkito is a small traditional Moroccan cookie. Small enough to be eaten in one or two bites, the bechkito has the consistency of a shortbread. Its recipe includes butter, flour, caster sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, a little baking powder, and crushed almonds. In the center of the bechkito, a small well is formed to hold jam (of your choice).
During your stay in Morocco, we recommend renting a car. This will allow you to get around easily and visit a local pastry shop or souk where you can buy bechkitos.
Dollar Morocco's tip: rent a cheap car to go buy bechkitos at a pastry shop in Morocco.
Practical information
Bechkitos are a type of small jam-filled shortbread cookie. They are Moroccan cookies that can easily be purchased at any bakery or souk in the kingdom. To get there, consider renting a car in Morocco.
Visiting a bakery in Morocco: Car rental in Morocco (Dollar Morocco car rental agencies)