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Grandma's Žerbo rounds – traditional nut cookies with apricot jam and chocolate glaze

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Grandma's Žerbo rounds – traditional nut cookies with apricot jam and chocolate glaze recept

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  • Easy to prepare
  • 12 portions
  • 45 minutes
Jan, 17. 12. 2025

This recipe for Grandma’s Žerbo rounds is among the classic Christmas cookies that melt on the tongue. The crisp nut dough, sweet apricot jam and glossy chocolate glaze form a perfect combination of flavors that evokes the honest baking of our grandmothers. The rounds are ideal not only for Christmas but also as a small treat with coffee or tea.

For 12 portions

Ingredients

For the dough:

For the glaze:

For decoration:

Preparation procedure

  • Preparing the dough: In a bowl mix the flour, powdered sugar, ground walnuts, cinnamon, salt and vanilla sugar. Add butter cut into pieces, the egg yolks and a few drops of lemon juice. Work into a smooth dough, wrap it in cling film and let rest in the fridge for about 1 hour.
  • Shaping and baking: Roll out the rested dough on a floured surface to a thickness of about 3 mm. Cut out circles approximately 4 cm in diameter and transfer them to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in an oven preheated to 180 °C for 9–12 minutes, until lightly golden.
  • Filling and decorating: Join the cooled rounds in pairs with apricot jam. Melt the chocolate together with the hardened fat in a double boiler and stir until smooth. Coat each round with the chocolate glaze and decorate with half a walnut.
  • Resting: Let the finished Žerbo rounds rest in a cool place for at least 12 hours so the flavors meld and the cookies soften.

Preparation time and number of servings

  • Total preparation time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including chilling)

  • Active preparation: 45 minutes

  • Number of servings: approx. 25–30 rounds

Conclusion

Grandma’s Žerbo rounds are a symbol of traditional homemade cookies – crisp, fragrant and with a perfectly balanced taste of nuts, jam and chocolate. With proper storage they will keep for several weeks, and they never last long on the festive table. If you enjoy honest recipes with soul, this one certainly belongs in your cookbook.

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