Commercially prepared kichel are dry, bow-tie shaped pastries sprinkled with sugar.<ref>[https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/kichels-recipe-jewish-bow-tie-cookies/ Kichels Recipe: Jewish Bow Tie Cookies]</ref> They are traditionally served at the kiddush in synagogues after [[Shabbat]] services and are also a popular dessert at [[Rosh Hashanah]].<ref>[https://100jewishfoods.tabletmag.com/kichel/ Kichel]</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Nathan |first=Joan |date=2002-09-04 |title=To the New Year, Southern Style |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/04/dining/to-the-new-year-southern-style.html |access-date=2022-05-29 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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Due to their light, airy texture, the cookies are sometimes called "nothings."<ref>[http://www.breadland.org/2012/01/mmm-kichelicious.html Mmm… kichelicious!]</ref> Kichlach have a reputation for being a dry cookie and are often dipped in a hot beverage such as [[tea]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hoffmann |first=Wayne |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1089264811 |title=The 100 most Jewish foods : a highly debatable list |date=2019 |publisher=Artisan |others=Alana Newhouse, Stephanie Butnick, Noah Fecks, Joana Avillez, Gabriella Gershenson |isbn=978-1-57965-927-1 |location=New York |pages=152 |language=en |chapter=Kichlach |oclc=1089264811}}</ref> When prepared with matzah meal rather than flour, kichlach can be consumed during the [[Passover]] holiday.
