Horseshoe cookies in glaze
6 servings
90 minutes
Glazed 'Horseshoe' cookies are a refined treat with a rich nutty flavor and a citrus note of lemon. Its shape symbolizes luck, making it popular for festive tables and special occasions. Nuts give the dough a pleasant texture and depth of flavor, while the sugar glaze with lemon juice adds a light tartness, creating a harmonious blend of sweetness and freshness. Thanks to the delicate buttery dough, the cookies are crumbly, and the colorful glaze allows for bright and festive decoration. This delicacy is perfect for tea parties and cozy evenings with family. The European roots of the recipe reflect the traditions of home baking filled with warmth and soul.
1
Chop the nuts in a blender. Grate the lemon zest. Squeeze the juice separately.
- Nuts: 1 glass
- Lemon: 1 piece
2
Mix flour, nuts, baking powder, a pinch of salt, and lemon zest.
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
- Nuts: 1 glass
- Baking powder: 0.5 teaspoon
3
Mix softened butter with sugar and egg. Then add the nut mixture. Knead a soft dough. Add flour if necessary.
- Butter: 100 g
- Sugar: 0.5 glass
- Chicken egg: 1 piece
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
4
Put the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then shape small horseshoes. Bake them until golden brown.
- Wheat flour: 3 glasss
5
Add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to the powder and mix. It should result in a thick, homogeneous mass. Color it with food coloring and apply it to the finished cookies.
- Powdered sugar: 1.5 glass
- Lemon: 1 piece
- Food coloring: to taste