Basler LäckerliSpiced Honey-Nut Cookies
These firm, aromatic cookies are sweetened with honey and scented with warm spices, nuts, and candied citrus peel. They are baked as a slab and cut into neat pieces after cooling.
Prep
25m
Cook
18m
Serves
8
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Ingredients
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- 150gHoney
- 120gWhite Sugar
- 60gUnsalted Butter
- 350gAll-Purpose Flour
- 8gBaking Powder
- 3gCinnamon Powder
- 1gClove Powder
- 1gNutmeg Powder
- 80gAlmonds (coarsely chopped)
- 80gHazelnuts (coarsely chopped)
- 80gCandied Orange Peel (finely chopped)
- 20mlCherry Brandy
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Method
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- 01
Warm the honey, white sugar, and unsalted butter together over low heat until melted and smooth, about 60°C (140°F).
- 02
In a bowl, mix the all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder, and nutmeg powder.
- 03
Pour the warm honey mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
- 04
Add the almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange peel, and cherry brandy, then mix into a stiff dough.
- 05
Press the dough into an even layer on a lined baking tray.
- 06
Bake at 180°C (350°F) until the slab is set and lightly browned at the edges.
- 07
Cool fully, then cut into small rectangles or diamonds before serving.
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