Croatian honey cookies | Medenjaci

Medenjaci are another version of the Paprenjac but with the added goodness of honey and ginger. These also happen to be a lot spicier than the paprenjaci I made earlier and you'll be able to taste the pepper in the back of your throat after one bite.

A difference between these and the traditional western ginger snap or ginger cookie is that these Croatian ones are traditionally covered in a white icing glaze. It wouldn't be a medenjac without the icing!

My dad would buy these, the one's made by the Croatian classic confectionary brand Kraš, and while they were good, these are better. This was my first time making them and they definitely were not as perfect as the Kraš ones, but they tasted great and I think that's the main thing!

So without further nostalgia, below is the recipe and of course if you want less spice, feel free to cut down the quantities.

Let me know if you tried these spicy cookies and what you thought?

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let's live!)