MEDENJACI (CROATIAN HONEY SPICE COOKIES)

Medenjaci (Croatian Honey Spice Cookies) image

Perfect, traditional Christmas cookies full of flavor. Not too sweet, easy to make and easy to store in an airtight container for a week or two.

Provided by Laka kuharica - Easy Cook

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time P1DT25m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup demerara sugar
¾ cup honey
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups cake flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
3 eggs, lightly whisked
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
12 whole walnuts, divided into quarters

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.6 calories, Carbohydrate 20.7 g, Cholesterol 21.8 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.6 g, Sodium 60.1 mg, Sugar 8.3 g