Medenjaci Croatian Honey Spice Cookies Recipes

MEDENJACI-CROATIAN HONEY SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the butter, sugar and honey, stirring constantly, over low heat until the sugar and butter have melted completely. Set aside to cool (10 minutes).
• Lightly whisk the eggs. Mix and combine baking soda, spices, all-purpose, whole wheat and cake flour.
• Add the lightly beaten eggs, flour and spices to the melted honey, sugar and butter mixture. Mix and combine to obtain smooth and soft dough. Cover the dough with foil and leave in a cool place for 1-3 days.
• Divide and roll the dough into long rolls 1.5 cm in diameter, cut them into smaller rolls. Shape each roll into a walnut sized ball.
• Place the dough balls, few centimetres apart from each other, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicon sheet. Insert, only halfway, a quarter of the walnut kernel at the top of each cookie.
• Bake the cookies in the oven at 190°C for 10-12 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight container.

MEDENJACI (CROATIAN HONEY SPICE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Stir butter, sugar, and honey together in a large saucepan over low heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Mix all-purpose flour, cake flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl.
• Beat flour mixture and eggs into cooled butter mixture until a smooth, soft dough forms. Cover the saucepan with aluminum foil and set in a cool place to ferment, 1 to 3 days.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Divide dough into long ropes about 2/3-inch in diameter. Cut ropes into 1 1/2-inch sections. Roll each piece of dough into a walnut-size ball. Place balls 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Press a walnut piece halfway into the top of each cookie.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until slightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

MEDENJACI (CROATIAN HONEY SPICE COOKIES)

Steps:

• Stir butter, sugar, and honey together in a large saucepan over low heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Cool for 10 minutes.
• Mix all-purpose flour, cake flour, whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl.
• Beat flour mixture and eggs into cooled butter mixture until a smooth, soft dough forms. Cover the saucepan with aluminum foil and set in a cool place to ferment, 1 to 3 days.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• Divide dough into long ropes about 2/3-inch in diameter. Cut ropes into 1 1/2-inch sections. Roll each piece of dough into a walnut-size ball. Place balls 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Press a walnut piece halfway into the top of each cookie.
• Bake cookies in the preheated oven until slightly golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

HONEY SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream together Brown Sugar and Butter.
• Slowly add the Honey, then the egg and mix well.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add to the creamed mixture.
• Make sure the batter is mixed well then form balls and dip in white sugar and place on greased cookie sheet sugar side up.
• Bake for 7 minutes (cooking time may vary).
• Let cool or eat warm.