Honey Spice Cookies Recipe

Makes 4 to 5 dozen

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 3 cup flour
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder

    • Instructions:

    1. In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, sugar and honey until light and fluffy.
    2. In small bowl combine flour, ginger and baking powder; with mixer at low speed, beat into butter mixture to blend well.
    3. Flatten dough to disk shape; refrigerate, wrapped in plastic 1 hour until firm.
    4. Heat oven to 325.
    5. Work with 1/2 the dough at a time; keep remainder in refrigerator.
    6. Mold into shapes or press into pans, or roll out to 1/4" thickness between 2 sheets or waxed paper and cut into shapes.
    7. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 1" apart.
    8. Bake 12-40 minutes, according to size and thickness of cookies, until golden brown.
    9. Cool on wire racks.
    10. Store in air tight containers.