Honey and Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

3 ½ cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
⅛ tsp salt
¼ cup orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
½ tsp bicarbonate soda
⅔ cup olive oil
6 tablespoon sugar
1 cup crushed walnuts

 

Honey syrup*


*Recipe for Honey Syrup

 

1 cup honey
½ cup sugar
⅔ cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
- Put all ingredients into a saucepan over medium heat until boiling.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, keep warm.

Method

 

 

- Preheat oven to 180˚C.
- Mix dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Blend juice, zest, oil and sugar well.
- Add flour mixture gradually to orange mixture, stir until combined.
- Roll dough into small balls.
- Transfer to greased baking sheet, press with the tines of a fork that was dipped in flour on the cookies.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Dip cookies into hot syrup, transfer to baking sheet, sprinkle with cinnamon and walnuts.
- Cool cookies completely before serving.