Dessert

Honey Cookies

Honey Jar  Great honey cookies, you must try this at Rosh Hashana!

Ingredients

  • 1 c honey
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1 heaping cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 c buttermilk
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 5 c flour

Directions

1. Mix all ingredients until dough forms a ball.

2. Roll dough out and cut into circles.

3. Sprinkle the top of each cookie with a little sugar and bake at 350 degrees until done. Can also add 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 cup of nuts if desired. The time to cook the cookies is to be judged by looking at them and deciding what's the time that they are done. It's about 9-12 minutes.

 

photo by: brockvicky

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