Honey Linzer Medovina 65g

Soft, spiced, and quietly luxurious — the Bulgarian honey Linzer cookie that tastes like every Bulgarian grandmother’s holiday kitchen. Cinnamon and clove in the dough, real Bulgarian bee honey in every bite, and a quiet ribbon of fruit jam between two tender biscuits.

Medovina Sho-Key Honey Linzer takes the classic European Linzer-cookie format — two soft biscuits sandwiched around a fruit-jam filling — and translates it into a deeply Bulgarian flavor profile. The dough is made with real Bulgarian bee honey, glucose-fructose syrup, wheat flour, and sunflower oil, then warmed with cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg. The filling is an apple-rich fruit jam (~5–9% of the cookie), tucked between the layers. The texture is soft and crumbly rather than crisp — closer to a tea cake than to a biscuit.

Made by Medovina, a dedicated Bulgarian honey-confectionery house whose entire range is built around authentic bee honey. The 65g single-pack format is sized as a generous personal portion or a pair to share with coffee.

How to Enjoy It

With coffee or tea: The honey-and-spice profile pairs beautifully with strong Bulgarian coffee, mountain tea (planinski chai), or a glass of warm milk. The soft texture absorbs liquid gracefully without falling apart.

Holiday cookie tray: Honey-spiced cookies have a long-standing place on Bulgarian Koleda (Christmas) and Easter tables. Add Medovina to a mixed cookie tray alongside vanilica, kourabiedes, and traditional walnut cookies.

After-dinner sweet: The 65g pack is exactly right for an after-dinner sweet bite that doesn’t weigh you down. Pair with a glass of mavrud or a small Rakia.

Care package staple: Soft enough to be comforting, packaged for travel, and culturally specific enough to mean "home" to a Bulgarian living abroad. The case-of-16 is popular for stocking gift-package shipments.

What Makes It Special

The defining feature is the use of real Bulgarian-origin bee honey — a meaningful detail that connects the cookie to Bulgaria’s long beekeeping tradition. The warm-spice combination (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and the fruit-jam filling create a layered taste that’s closer to a homemade holiday cookie than to a mass-market biscuit. Medovina is a small, focused Bulgarian manufacturer whose entire identity is built around honey-based confections, not a generic biscuit factory branching into flavors. Imported directly from Bulgaria.

Quick Facts

✓  Brand: Medovina (Медовина) — Sho-Key Honey Linzer
✓  Manufacturer: Medovina, Bulgaria
✓  Type: Soft Linzer-style sandwich cookie with honey-spiced dough and fruit jam filling
✓  Texture: Soft, crumbly, tender (not crisp)
✓  Spice profile: Cinnamon, clove, nutmeg
✓  Honey: Bulgarian-origin bee honey
✓  Filling: Apple-rich fruit jam
✓  Net weight: 65g per pack
✓  Origin: Bulgaria (imported)
✓  Ingredients: Wheat flour, glucose-fructose syrup, sugar, fruit jam (apples 50%) ~5–9%, sunflower oil, water, leavening agents (sodium bicarbonate, disodium pyrophosphate), whey powder, low-fat cocoa powder, egg powder, Bulgarian bee honey, stabilizer (carboxymethyl cellulose), cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanillin flavoring (verify exact percentages against current package)
✓  Allergens: Contains wheat, milk (whey), and egg
✓  Items per case: 16 packs
✓  UPC: 3800204340066
✓  SKU: BIS058

Bulgarian Holiday Tip

On Bulgarian Koleda (Christmas) and Easter tables, the cookie tray is non-negotiable. Honey-spiced cookies like Medovina have a permanent spot alongside other Bulgarian holiday classics. For a traditional gathering, plate Medovina honey Linzer next to a small bowl of walnuts, a few pieces of Bulgarian Turkish Delight (lokum), and a dish of dried apricots and figs. Pour Bulgarian ground coffee in small cups, and let the cookies sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving so the soft texture and the honey-spice aroma open up. For care packages to family in the diaspora, pair Medovina with Bulgarian ground coffee, a jar of lutenitsa, and a handful of Pobeda Zakuska biscuits (SKU BIS06) for a complete "taste of home" box.

Pairs perfectly with: Bulgarian ground coffee or mountain tea (planinski chai); a small glass of Rakia or sweet mavrud wine; Pobeda Zakuska Vanilla (SKU BIS06) and Žhiten Dar (SKU BIS01) for a traditional Bulgarian cookie tray; and Lutenitsa (SKU LHDER) for a complete Bulgarian flavor care package.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Linzer cookie?

The Linzer cookie format originates from the Austrian Linzer torte (Linz, Austria, 1653) — a sandwich of two biscuits filled with jam, often with a decorative cutout in the top biscuit. Bulgarian and Eastern European versions adapt the format with regional flavors: instead of the Austrian almond + raspberry, the Bulgarian version uses warm spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) with apple jam and real bee honey.

What does "Medovina" mean?

In Bulgarian, medovina means "mead" or refers to honey-based confections (from med = honey). It’s the perfect name for a brand whose entire range is built around bee honey. Sho-Key is the Linzer sub-line within the Medovina range.

How is this different from other Bulgarian biscuits?

Most Bulgarian biscuits we carry are loose biscuits without filling: Žhiten Dar Plain (SKU BIS01) is a Petit-Beurre, and Pobeda Zakuska (SKU BIS06/BIS07) comes in vanilla or cocoa. Zlatna Esen (SKU BIS082) is a chocolate-covered biscuit. Medovina is the only honey-spiced sandwich cookie in our biscuit range — soft texture, warm spices, and a fruit-jam filling sandwiched between two biscuits. The flavor profile is autumn/winter holiday rather than everyday tea-time.

Is the honey real?

Yes — Medovina specifically uses Bulgarian-origin bee honey in this product. The amount is small (a flavor accent rather than a primary sweetener) but real, and it contributes to the cookie’s aroma and slight golden color. The brand’s entire identity is built around authentic honey-confectionery, so this isn’t a marketing afterthought.

Are they soft or crunchy?

Soft and crumbly — closer to a tea cake or shortbread than to a crisp biscuit. The fruit-jam filling helps keep the cookie tender. If your pack has been sitting in a dry place for a long time, leaving it at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving brings the soft texture back.

Are there other versions?

Medovina sells multiple Linzer variants. The most common are the plain "blue box" Linzer (this product, uncoated) and a chocolate-covered version (with a cocoa glaze on the outside, sold under a separate UPC). They share the same honey-spiced base cookie. Other Medovina honey-confectionery products in the broader range include honey cake layers and various honey biscuit formats.

Are they good for Christmas or Easter?

Yes — honey-spiced cookies have a traditional place on Bulgarian Koleda (Christmas) and Easter cookie trays. The warm spice profile (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and the honey aroma make these especially well-suited to holiday gatherings. They’re also a year-round favorite for tea-time, but they shine brightest on a holiday cookie tray.

How should I store them?

Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, transfer any unused cookies to an airtight container to keep the soft texture from drying out. Properly stored, opened cookies stay fresh for about a week; unopened packs last until the printed best-by date.

How is it shipped?

Malincho ships from our Egg Harbor Township, NJ warehouse across the USA. Soft honey cookies travel well at room temperature year-round. For questions, call 1-866-203-3525 or email [email protected].