Super sweet, spiced with ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, and topped with
walnuts, these Croatian honey cookies will leave you speechless.
Yields: Makes about 20 cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup Butter
¾ cup Honey
1 cup Demerara Sugar
2 ¾ cups Cake Flour
¾ cup Whole Wheat Flour
2 ½ cups All-Purpose Flour
3 Eggs
10-12 Whole Walnut Kernels, divided into quarters
½ tsp Powdered Ginger
½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
½ tsp Ground Cloves
2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Baking Soda
Method of preparation:
1. Add the honey, butter and sugar in a saucepan and melt over low heat. Leave
to cool for 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine the cake flour, whole wheat flour, all-purpose
flour, the spices and baking soda.
3. Whisk the eggs, and add them to the butter and honey mixture. Stir in the
flour mixture and mix until the dough becomes smooth. Cover with foil and
keep in a cool place for 1-2 days.
4. Roll the dough into logs about ½-inch in diameter. Slice the logs into smaller
pieces and shape them into balls.
5. Place the balls on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
6. Insert a quarter of a walnut kernel into each cookie.
7. Bake the cookies at 370F for 10-15 minutes.
8. Leave to cool before serving.
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