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Traditional Croatian Skoljkice Shell Cookies

December 21, 2020 by Jane and Sonja 2 Comments

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Six ingredients is all it takes to make this traditional Croatian cookie recipe, known as školjkice; deliciously jam filled and coated with powdered sugar.

Skoljkice: Traditional Croatian Cookie Recipe

In English, školjkice translates to shells which has a lot to do with their full half circle shape and gently imprinted edges. Each cookie is filled with a 1/2 teaspoon of thick jam, such as a sweet plum or quince jam. Alternatively, you could also use a chocolate spread, such as Nutella for the tasty centers.

Unlike most of the other traditional Croatian desserts, these školjkice cookies with only a few ingredients is considered a quick and easy type of recipe. If you don’t have a round cookie cutter, you can use the rim of a glass to make the circle shapes in the dough. But keep in mind a circular cutter with a diameter of 3″ works the best for these cookies.

Traditional Croatian Skoljkice Shell Cookies

Jane and Sonja
A simple 6-ingredient dessert recipe for making traditional Croatian školjkice cookies.
5 from 4 votes
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Prep Time 35 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Croatian
Servings 40 cookies
Calories 146 kcal

Equipment

  • Stand Mixer such as KitchenAid or hand mixer
  • Saucepan
  • Fork
  • Rolling Pin

Ingredients
  

  • 5.5 cups all purpose flour unbleached
  • 2 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp vanilla sugar
  • 1.5 cups vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 1 cups water
  • thick sweet jam for the filling plum jam or quince jam

Topping

  • 3/4 cup icing sugar
  • 2 tbsp vanilla sugar

Instructions
 

  • Place oil and water in a small saucepan and bring to boil over medium heat.
  • As soon as the mixture comes to a boil, put it aside to cool for 10 minutes in a different bowl.
  • Preheat over to 360F.
  • Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, combine flour and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
  • Slowly pour the water and oil mixture to the flour mixture.
  • Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl and knead by hand for 1-2 minutes. If the dough feels too soft, add a bit more flour.
  • Divide the dough in to two balls and work one half of the dough at a time.
  • Sprinkle flour over a clean work surface and using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is thin (about 5mm high) and even. Typically the thinner the dough the better for this type of cookie.
  • Using the rim of a glass to cut circle shapes into the dough. Dip the rim in flour to prevent the dough from sticking.
  • Add ½ tsp of jam to the middle of each circle.
  • Fold one side over to make a ½ circle shape.
  • Use a fork and gently presss along the sides to seal the edges leaving light indents around the half circle.
  • Move the cookies on to a parchment lined baking sheet and bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and after 5 minutes transfer them to a cooling rack.
  • Combine a small bowl full of icing and vanilla sugar.
  • While skoljkice cookies are still warm, dip them into the sugar mixture to coat and put aside to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 79mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1IUCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookies, dessert, jam
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  1. Whitney M

    January 31, 2021 at 11:46 am

    5 stars
    Oh these are perfect!!! I used coconut oil instead of vegetable but no other changes. I used blueberry jam for half and strawberry for the other. The dough was a different consistency that I was used to, but I love that these weren’t overly sweet. The texture was quite similar to shortbread. I can’t wait to share with others!

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    • Jane and Sonja

      January 31, 2021 at 11:52 am

      Those sound amazing Whitney. We’ll have to try with coconut oil too. Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
      Have a great day.
      Jane

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