Ajdovčki (Buckwheat Thumbprint Cookies)
These cookies are not too sweet rich biscuit with a strong lovely nutty flavor.
Materials
- ⅔ cup white flour
- ½ cup buckwheat flour
- ⅔ cup ground walnuts
- 7 tbsp butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 knife tip cinnamon
- 5 tbsp cocoa
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 knife tip cloves
- 2 tbsp rum
- preserves or jam
Instructions
- In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients together.
- Add in the butter and mix.
- In a small bowl beat egg yolk and rum together. Pour it over the mixture and mix well with your hands. You can add a little water if necessary to have a dense dough.
- With your hands form small balls from the dough with the size of a walnut. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Make a depression in each ball with the handle of a wooden spoon, a chopstick, or your finger.
- Preheat the oven to 330° degrees
- Place a baking paper at the bottom of a baking dish and arrange the balls on top. Press each ball with your finger on top.
- Place them in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove them from oven and use a spoon create a hole in the center and add a bit of jam.
- Bake for 5 more minutes at 300 degrees.