Lebanese Cookies

Name: Lebanese Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 36 servings
Cuisine: Lebanese Coastal & Mountain
Ingredients: 0.333 cup cooking oil; 0.5 cup butter; 0.333 cup sugar; 1 tbsp orange juice; 1 tsp baking powder; 0.5 tsp baking soda; 2 cup flour; 0.75 cup sugar; 0.333 cup honey; 0.5 cup water; 0.333 cup finely chopped walnuts

Orange juice, honey and walnuts come together in these cookies, baked in the oven.

50 min · Serves 36 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 30 min · 50 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Preheat oven to 350. In mixing bowl, beat cooking oil and butter until blended; beat in sugar.
2
Add orange juice, baking powder and baking soda, mix well. Gradually add flour to make a soft dough.
3
With clean hands, shape dough into 2-inch ovals. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
25 min
4
Cool about 2 minutes and remove to a wire rack. Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the 3/4 cup sugar, honey and 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil. Gently boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
5
Dip the COOLED cookies into the warm syrup. Sprinkle immediately with the finely chopped walnuts. Return to wire rack to set.