Vanilice - The traditional Serbian Little Vanilla Cookies - According to Food 52, one of the best holiday cakes in the world.

in #food6 years ago (edited)

There are flavors and fragrances that remind you of childhood. I made this cookie with my mom, and today I'm making Vanilice with my child, because making them is funny - like a game. This cookies is on the table in almost every house in Serbia during the holidays, so it's the right time to write something about it.

It's no coincidence that a popular site for recipes - Food52 a few years ago has decided that Serbian Vanilice are the best cookies in the world. There are many reasons for this - they are very tasty, easy and quick to make, they smell fantastic, they are melting in the mouth and can stand for a long time, they are even more delicious the next day, and of course they are very decorative.

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Ingridians:

  • 200 grams lard (or butter, but it's softer and tastier if you use lard)
  • 5 tablespoons of granulated sugar
  • 1 vanilla sugar (7g)
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 yolk
  • 500 g of flour for all purposes
    jam of apricot or plum...

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Put the lard, sugar and vanilla sugar in a bowl and mix well until creamy, then add egg and yolk and mix again. Add the flour and mix into a nice dough. If your dough is loose add 2-3 tablespoons of milk.

Place the dough on a work surface dusted with flour, and roll the dough to 0,5 cm thickness (1/4-inch-thick round). Using a small round cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on the cookie sheets.

Then put them in the preheated oven at about 180°C (350° F) - air circulation, for about 10 - 12 minutes, but keep an eye on them and take them out before when they start turning slightly brown.

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Take one cookie and spread the jam on it and add another cookie., pressing the two together so they make a sandwich. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

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There are different versions of the recipe. Some recipes contain walnuts, some almonds, some lemon juice or lemon bark.

In any case, every cookies is tasty in their own way. You are free to experiment and be creative.

The magic period of the Holidays comes to us, so enjoy!

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Looks delicious.
Best wishes to Serbia from Greece.

Thank you @amadeus. Delicious food is a symbol of the Balkans :) Greek moussaka, gyros and souvlaki... mmmm :) Greeting to Greece.

Јој, 'де ме нађе @ladysnowhite! Таман сам купио књижицу с палачинка рецептима, и сад ти допуњујеш моју збирку омиљених слаткиша овим :)

Mmmmm, praznici stižu, a uz njih i kalorije. Pravo je vreme za slatkiše @lilghteye :D

Najbolje, the best, njam njam love it, to die for them :)) And that moment when they start to melt in the mouth ...pure happiness, good buy slim halo fat :)
Svaka cast na strpljenju inace, nikada se nisam ni usudila da probam da ih pravim.

:)))) Exactly - Vanilice activates the hormone of happiness :D Volim da pravim sitne kolače, smiruju me. Brzo se prave, a i imala sam pomoćnika :)

This has to go for @photocontests', foodphotography @ladysnowhite! Upvote and resteem!

Thank you @photo-trail. I'm glad you like photos, because, unfortunately I don't have the appropriate camera.

Very nice,
Odlicne fotografije, izgledaju ukusno.