Croatian Biscuits: Medenjaci Recipe

5 from 6 votes

Also known as medenjaci, you'll love the recipe for these traditional Croatian honey biscuits. They're a dry cookie: firm on the outside and chewy on the inside.

Prep Time1 15

Cook Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Croatian

Keyword: biscuits, cookies, dessert

Servings: cookies

Calories: 87kcal

Author: Jane and Sonja

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
6 tbsp honey
5 cups flour + 3tbsps for kneading
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
1 medium sized orange, juice from lemon also works

Glaze

1 egg white
1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
1/2 lemon, juice from

Instructions

Mix eggs and sugar using a Kitchen Aid or electric mixer.
Add honey.
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, cinnamon).
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and continue mixing.
When well combined, remove dough from bowl and knead dough by hand for 2 minutes. Divide dough into two and wrap with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour.
Remove dough from the fridge and break into walnut sized balls, rolling each one in your hands until round and smooth.
Place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
Bake at 350F for 14-15 minutes.
Remove cookies from the oven and leave to cool down just enough that you can handle it.

Glaze

Whisk by hand the egg whites and sugar until sugar dissolves.
Slowly add lemon juice and continue mixing.
Dip cookies into the glaze and place back on the baking sheet to bake for another 25-30 minutes at 200F in order to dry the glaze.
Remove from the oven and let the biscuits cool completely.

Notes

Note: If the glaze is too runny, add a few more tbsps of icing sugar.

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