Ka'k (Lebanese Cake Doughnuts)

These are from Lebanese Cuisine, by Madelain Farah. I tend to eat these as a late-evening snack, and by then I don't feel so much like taking pics. Fortunately, I managed to get a couple with my phone: one right before a snack, and the second, shortly after baking. Someone who saw them said, "Oh, cookies!" I just agreed that they were cookies, because I'm not sure how to classify them. They don't really taste like doughnuts, but they seem more than cookies. Anyway, they are fabulous for a sweet snack to end the day! 

The original recipe makes 7-8 dozen! I divided the recipe by 1/3, which made a little over 2 dozen. That was enough for me, for now. In place of clarified butter, I used coconut oil.