Duvshaniot Honey Cookie Recipe

“Duvshaniot" = "honey-sweetened" in Hebrew 🍯

Duvshaniot honey cookies - often simply called Duvshaniot cookies - are an Israeli dessert often enjoyed during Jewish high holidays and celebrations. “Duvshaniot" means "honey-sweetened" in Hebrew, reflecting their primary ingredient. Enjoyed year-round, they are especially popular during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, where honey symbolizes wishes for a sweet and fruitful year ahead. 

The recipe for Duvshaniot cookies typically includes a combination of flour, sugar, honey, oil, and spices such as cinnamon and cloves. Sometimes, chopped nuts or dried fruits like raisins are added to enhance flavor and texture. The dough is rolled out, cut into shapes (often rounds or rectangles), and then baked until golden brown.

Sweet and slightly spiced, they have a moist and chewy texture, with a  crispy outside and a soft inside that just melts in your mouth. The honey comes through perfectly and they work as a great after-meal delight with a cup of coffee or tea.

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Duvshaniot Honey Cookie Recipe

Category: Pareve

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 15 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

Yield: 25 cookies

Ingredients: 

• ½ cup coconut oil, at room temperature

• ¼ cup brown sugar

• 1 large egg

• ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons raw honey

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch (or potato/arrowroot starch)

• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

• A pinch of salt
  

Tools:

Rimmed baking sheet

Parchment paper

Measuring cups and spoons

Large bowl

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil and brown sugar until fluffy, around 2-3 minutes. 

3. Add in the egg, honey, and vanilla; whisk until smooth and creamy.

4. Gently fold in the flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, and salt. Continue mixing just until the flour is incorporated and the mix reaches a smooth consistency.

5. If the dough is too warm to work with, place in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.

6. Roll out the dough into small balls - you should get around 24-25 cookies. 

7. Place the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet and bake until lightly golden, around 12-15 minutes.

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I hope you enjoy making and sharing these cookies. If you have a favorite dessert recipe with honey that you love to eat on Rosh Hashanah, I would love to hear about it! Please share in the comments below.

Am Yisrael Chai 🕊️

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