Lebanese Cookies

Lebanese Cookies

piątek, 14 lutego 2014

Lebanese Cookies

Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour

Directions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350.
• 2 In mixing bowl, beat cooking oil and butter until blended; beat in sugar.
• 3 Add orange juice, baking powder and baking soda, mix well.
• 4 Gradually add flour to make a soft dough.
• 5 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.
• 6 Cool about 2 minutes and remove to a wire rack.
• 7 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.
• 8 Dip the COOLED cookies into the warm syrup.
• 9 Sprinkle immediately with the finely chopped walnuts.
• 10 Return to wire rack to set.