Lebanese Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    COOKIES
    1/3 cup cooking oil
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1/3 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon orange juice
    1 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    2 cups flour
    SYRUP
    3/4 cup sugar
    1/3 cup honey
    1/2 cup water
    NUTS SPRINKLE
    1/3 cup finely chopped walnuts
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350.
    In mixing bowl, beat cooking oil and butter until blended; beat in sugar.
    Add orange juice, baking powder and baking soda, mix well.
    Gradually add flour to make a soft dough.
    With clean hands, shape dough into 2-inch ovals. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden.
    Cool about 2 minutes and remove to a wire rack.
    Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the 3/4 cup sugar, honey and 1/2 cup water, bring to a boil. Gently boil, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
    Dip the COOLED cookies into the warm syrup.
    Sprinkle immediately with the finely chopped walnuts.
    Return to wire rack to set.

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