Name: Medenjaci (Croatian Honey Spice Cookies) recipe
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

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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

Nutrition Info

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 servingSize: - sodium: 60.1 mg sugar: 8.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen cookies

Recipe Note

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.

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