Vanilice (Serbian Little Vanilla Cookies)

Name: Vanilice (Serbian Little Vanilla Cookies)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 2 h 11 min
Cuisine: Eastern European
Ingredients: 1 ½ c powdered vanilla sugar*; 2 c walnut halves; ½ c vegetable shortening; 1 stick salted butter,, softened; 3/4 c sugar; 2 large egg yolks; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp fresh lemon zest; 2 ½ c unbleached all purpose flour; ½ c jam, (apricot or rosehip are traditional)

Instructions

Prep:2hCook:11min

Vanilice are bite-sized Serbian Vanilla Cookies that are seriously addicting. With a nutty sweetness and a soft jam filling, they're the perfect recipe to add to your next cookie platter! For best results, this dough needs to be chilled for 2-3 hours before cutting and baking. These cookies are traditionally made 1-2 days before serving, to allow the flavors to meld together and the cookies to soften.

Updated at: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:33:12 GMT