Honey cookies
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. Ah, honey cookies! :) You take a bite—and memories of a bright and carefree childhood inevitably come flooding back... Many years have passed since Grandma used to make me honey cookies, but I still remember that taste and, whenever I can, I try to recreate it. Luckily, Grandma’s recipe has been preserved :) So, let’s make honey cookies. The bake is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
First, prepare the syrup. Pour 3 tbsp water and the sugar into a small saucepan and simmer over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Stir the honey into the hot syrup along with the spices—cardamom and cloves. Let cool.
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Step 2
Separate the yolks from the whites and cream them with butter and the syrup we have prepared.
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Step 3
Thoroughly mix everything together.
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Step 4
Sift the flour, salt, cinnamon, and baking powder into a bowl (or baking soda if you don’t have baking powder).
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Step 5
Mix the flour mixture and honey mixture, then knead a thick dough from them.
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Step 6
Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and leave it in a warm place for 1 hour.
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Step 7
After an hour has passed, roll our ball into a log and cut it into pieces. From each piece, shape a crescent-shaped log. Arrange our crescents on baking paper—and bake in the oven for 15–20 minutes at 170 degrees. During this time, the cookies should take on a golden hue.
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Step 8
Melt the chocolate in a water bath with cognac.
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Step 9
Dip the ends of the cookies gently into the hot chocolate glaze. Arrange the cookies on a wire rack and place oilcloth or plastic sheeting underneath (the chocolate will drip). Put the rack in the refrigerator. As soon as the chocolate has set, the cookies are ready to serve and eat.
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Step 10
The baking is ready. Serve with tea.