Now HOW did this last-minute dessert idea happen ? This is how the story goes : I had leftover kataifi dough (from making another dessert again, the raspberry and rose shortcakes, see recipe here). I had already defrosted and separated the strands and mixed the kataifi dough with icing sugar and melted butter and thus could not put the extra leftovers back in the refrigerator nor freezer. I quickly added some extra almond powder to make it denser and more moist and compact and yet still airy enough to bake it quickly. I then thought of the next few steps to finish and top off the cookies. There were 2 steps, first a milk chocolate topping and then a second garnish with candied fruit of which I always have much in stock. Quick to make, quick to bake, quick to top and garnish … but take your time eating them ! Incredibly crunchy because of the unusual use of the kataifi dough strands, combined with almond powder, sugar and butter, to create a very crispy hard cookie but also creamy because of the milk chocolate coating and extra sweet and colorful because of the candied fruit ! Give it a try with other types of chocolate and any candied fruit and/or dried fruits and nuts that you may already have ! Enjoy … :)