Honey and nut cookies
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. The combination of honey, nuts, and lemon and orange zest gives these cookies a unique aroma. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Prepare the dough. In a bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla extract, and mix well. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and blend with the mixer at low speed. Transfer the dough onto a baking sheet. The dough will be very sticky, so lightly dust the dough and your hands with flour. Bake for 15 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool.
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Step 2
2. Prepare the nut-honey filling. Coarsely chop the pecan nuts. Combine butter, honey, brown sugar, lemon zest, and orange zest in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the butter melts. Increase the heat and boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the cream and chopped nuts.
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Step 3
3. Pour the filling over the chilled dough, taking care not to spill into the gaps between the dough and the pan.
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Step 4
4. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the filling sets. Remove from the oven and let cool. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate to chill.
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Step 5
5. Cut into squares and serve.