Croatian Bear Paw Cookies

As we continue our study of the geography and culture of Europe, we made these delicious cookies. Croatia, a nation right across the Adriatic from Italy, has much of the Italian language and culture, but also has a distinguished identity of its own.  I had never learned about this nation as a child because it was part of communist Yugoslavia until the 1990s.

We enjoyed these cookies from a traditional Croatian recipe.

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup of sugar
3 1/2 cups ground walnuts (I used ground almond meal)
7/8 cup of butter (1 cup minus 2 tablespoons)
1 egg
2 tablespoons honey
1 tsp. vanilla (I used 2)
powdered sugar for coating

Combine together walnuts, flour, baking powder and sugar.  Add egg, honey, vanilla, butter and work in a dough.  Put in fridge for at least 30 minutes.  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease the Madeleine molds and sprinkle lightly with flour.  Set aside.  Break off pieces of dough and lightly press into cookie molds.

Bake for 15 minutes (or until golden brown) and coat with powdered sugar while still hot.

Enjoy!  We sure did!  The kids are already asked for more.  Definitely a hit here!  :-)

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