Lithuanian Caraway and Honey Cookies

Name: Lithuanian Caraway and Honey Cookies
Cuisine: Lithuanian
Ingredients: 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened; 225 g/8 oz/generous 1 cup caster (superfine) sugar; 5 ml/1 tsp honey; 1 large (US extra large) egg, beaten; 15 g/½ oz caraway seeds; grated rind and juice of 1 lemon; 350 g/10½ oz/2½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour, plus extra for dusting; 2.5 ml/½ tsp baking powder

Preparation info

Make
45-50

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

By Silvena Johan Lauta

Published 2009

About

Lemon and caraway flavour these light cookies from Lithuania. They are made in almost every Lithuanian household; every family has their own recipe - but honey is always a consistent ingredient. They are often served with cheese at the end of a meal, as well as for a sweet snack.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter, softened
225

Europe
Lithuania
Cookies
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream together, using an electric mixer if you like, until the mixture is smooth and pale. Add the honey and mix again.
Add the egg, caraway seeds, lemon juice and rind. Mix well, then sift in the

Per portion Energy 61kcal/255kJ; Protein 0.8g; Carbohydrate 10.2g, of which sugars 4.9g; Fat 2.1g, of which saturates 1.3g; Cholesterol 10mg; Calcium 13mg; Fibre 0.2g; Sodium 19mg.