Croatia’s SECRET All Saints’ Cookies That Symbolize Life & Death

corn flour

🥗Healthier: quinoa flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Quinoa flour is gluten-free and adds a nutty flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is dairy-free and healthier.

smoked meat

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Grilled chicken is leaner and a healthier protein option.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Weigh out 250 g of ground almonds and add to a large bowl.

Weigh out 250 g of powdered sugar and add to the bowl.

Add 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1 tbsp of Croatian Marino Cherry liqueur to the bowl.

Separate 2 eggs, beat the whites to stiff peaks, and add to the flour mixture.

Mix the dough thoroughly with a large spoon or spatula.

Crush 30 g of shortbread cookies and divide the dough into two equal halves, adding the cookies to one half.

Finely grate 30 g of dark chocolate and add to the second half with 1 tsp cocoa powder, mixing well.

Cover the dough with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.

Spoon out bits of dough using a 3 cm wide scoop and roll each into a ball.

Arrange the cookies on a cookie sheet and bake in an oven at 250°C for 15 minutes.

Let the cookies cool completely before eating.

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