Title: #333638 Lebanese Cookies
Categories: Lebanese Cookie
Yield: 3 Dozen
| 1/3 | c | Cooking oil |
| 1/2 | c | Butter, softened |
| 1/3 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | tb | Orange juice |
| 1 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 2 | c | All-purpose flour |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1/3 | c | Honey |
| 1/3 | c | Finely chopped walnuts |
In mixer bowl, beat cooking oil into butter until blended, beat in sugar.
Add orange juice, baking powder and baking soda, mix well. Add flour, a
little at a time, to make a soft dough. Shape dough into 2-inch ovals and
place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25
minutes or until golden. Cool pastries on rack. Meanwhile, in a saucepan,
combine the 3/4 cup sugar, honey and 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil, boil
gently, uncovered for 5 minutes. Dip cooled pastries into the warm syrup.
Sprinkle immediately with nuts. Dry on wire rack. By novmom@juno.com
(Angela Gilliland) on May 12, 1997