Kwareżimal

These oval-shaped Maltese cookies are prepared with a combination of ground almonds, flour, sugar, cocoa, citrus zest, orange blossom water, and various spices such as cinnamon or cloves. When baked, they are smeared with honey and sprinkled with crushed almonds or almond slivers. Their name is derived from the Latin word quaresima, meaning Lent, referring to the fact that these cookies are usually prepared during the forty-day Lenten period.