INGREDIENTS
50g sugar 1/4 teaspoon cardamom50g butter1/4 teaspoon soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon100g chocolate100g honey 2 cloves3 eggs1/4 teaspoon salt250g wheat flour5 ml brandyThe first step is to prepare the syrup. Pour 3 tablespoons of water and sugar into a small saucepan, and cook the mixture over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Add honey and spices – cardamom and cloves – to the hot syrup. Let it cool.Separate the yolks from the whites and rub them with butter and the syrup.Mix thoroughly.Sift flour, salt, baking powder (or soda) and cinnamon in a bowl.Mix the flour mixture with the honey mixture and knead the stiff dough.Form a ball from the dough, wrap it in plastic wrap and put in a warm place for 1 hour.After an hour roll the dough into sausage and cut it into pieces. Form a crescent-shaped sausage from each piece. Lay the crescents on baking paper and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 170 degrees. Cookies must acquire a golden hue.Melt the chocolate on a water bath and add some brandy.Carefully dip the ends of the cookies in hot chocolate. Lay the cookies on the grid; put an oilcloth under the grid (because chocolate will drip). Put the grid in a fridge.As soon as the chocolate hardens, you may serve the cookies.