Description
These honey pine nut cookies are soft, chewy, and filled with toasted pine nuts, warm cinnamon, and fresh orange zest. Made with rich honey and simple Mediterranean ingredients, they are perfect for coffee, tea, or holiday gifting.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 3/4 cup pure honey
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup pine nuts
- Zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F) and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together.
- Cream butter, olive oil, honey, and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add egg, vanilla, and orange zest and mix well.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet mixture.
- Fold in toasted pine nuts.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Shape into balls and place on baking sheet.
- Press extra pine nuts on top.
- Bake for 12–15 minutes until golden.
Notes
Toast pine nuts in a dry pan for deeper flavor. Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Freeze dough for up to 2 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg