Recipe - Honey-Soaked Cookies

=== COOKIES ===
One fourth cup Unsalted butter; softened
One fourth cup Corn oil
3 tablespoon Sugar
Zest of One half orange; finely
chopped
1 One half teaspoon Orange juice
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
1 cup Allpurpose flour; plus
1 tablespoon Allpurpose flour
=== SYRUP ===
1 cup Sugar
One half cup Honey
Three fourths cup Water
One half cup Finelychopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and grease a large baking sheet. In the
bowl of an electric mixer or with a handheld mixer, beat the butter and
corn oil together until creamy. Add the sugar and continue beating until
thoroughly combined. Add the orange zest and juice and mix in. Combine the
baking powder and baking soda with One half cup of the flour and beat that in.
Add the remaining flour One fourth cup at a time and mix until a mediumstiff
dough is formed, adding a little less or a little more as necessary to
achieve the correct consistency. The dough should hold its shape without
collapsing. Shape the dough by teaspoonfuls into 2inch long ovals and
transfer them to the baking sheet 1 One half inches apart. Bake on the middle
rack for about 20 minutes, until just golden. Cool on wire racks. While the
cookies are cooling, combine the sugar, honey, and water in a small sauce
pan and bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then reduce the heat so that
the mixture is simmering. With a slotted spoon, gently dip the cooled
cookies into the syrup just for a moment, making sure all sides are evenly
coated. Take extra care to be gentle when handling the cookies or they may
break apart. Again place the cookies on the wire racks and immediately
sprinkle them with the walnuts, while they are still warm. Dry on the rack
for 20 minutes. This recipe yields 45 cookies.

Recipe Source: TOO HOT TAMALES with Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken
From the TV FOOD NETWORK (Show # TH6259 broadcast 04211997) Downloaded
from their WebSite http://www.foodtv.com

Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or MADSQUAD@prodigy.net

04211997

Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

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