CROATION HONEY SPICED COOKIES

Croatian Honey Spice Cookies

Super sweet, spiced with ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon, and topped with
walnuts, these Croatian honey cookies will leave you speechless.

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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