Honey Cookies (Yakgwa)

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After Korea's Gen Z yakgwa craze, convenience stores even started selling yakgwa ice cream. Crisp-yet-moist and soaked in honey: there's a reason a Joseon-era dessert still works in 2026.

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❝ Yakgwa is a traditional confection dating back to the Goryeo dynasty, and its name means "medicinal cookie." Made with sesame oil, honey and flour, it was so popular in the Joseon era that it got hit with an anti-luxury ban. ❞

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