High in the hills of Gush Etzion, where the air smells of grain fields and pine, Racheli Mechaber bakes her signature seed cookies in a bright, sunny workshop beside her home. She began developing these recipes years ago while creating healthy foods for her husband, who lives with Crohn’s disease. What started as a loving ritual for her family grew into a neighborhood staple known for simple and honest ingredients.

Each batch blends roasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds with sugar, egg white, and a touch of vanilla. As they bake, the seeds fuse into crisp, golden clusters that glisten in the light. The cookies cool on wide metal sheets, filling the room with a deep, nutty aroma. Each one breaks cleanly, releasing flavors that are simple and full: roasted seed, caramel, and a hint of vanilla. Racheli’s recipe reflects the rhythm of her surroundings – steady, generous, and unmistakably Israeli.

“You shall eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity shall be yours.” — Psalms 128:2

Ingredients: Sunflower seeds (63%), pumpkin seeds (16%), white sugar, glucose, table salt, vanilla extract, egg protein.

Specifications:

• Net weight: 210 g / 7.4 oz
• Kosher Mehadrin Parve
• Produced and packed by Racheli Mechaber Trade and Marketing, Ltd.
• Gush Etzion Industrial Zone, Israel
• Allergen information: Contains eggs. May contain traces of nuts (pistachios, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pecans, cashews), sesame, soy, sulfites, celery, gluten (wheat, barley, oats), milk.
• Store in a cool, dry place.