I’m participating in Jenn’s Virtual Cookie Exchange by posting one of my favorite cookie recipes. These Honey Cookies are a nice change from the standard sugar cookie – the honey makes them mellower and the cinnamon gives them a hint of spice. My mom only made them at Christmas, so they are the ultimate Christmas cookie in my mind.

1 cup of shortening
½ cup brown sugar
½ to ¾ cup honey
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ¾ cups flour, sifted
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Cream the shortening and brown sugar well. Beat in the honey, egg and vanilla.

Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the liquid a little at a time until completely blended.

Chill the dough for at least 3 hours.

Roll out the dough on a well floured surface (it will be sticky) to ¼ inch thickness and cut with floured cookie cutters.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. You should watch them closely, because if they get too brown, they lose their chewiness. You may want to reduce the oven temperature slightly if your oven runs hot.

Allow them to cool, then frost and decorate. I make a traditional buttercream frosting and then thin it out with just a little bit of extra milk. You can see an example of what they look like here. Please excuse my less than stellar decorating skills.

Buttercream frosting recipe, should you need one (this probably makes more than you need for just the cookies):
1 lb confectioner’s sugar
½ cup butter, softened
3-4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream the butter and sugar together, then add the vanilla. Gradually add the milk until the frosting reaches the consistency you want.

Posted by Bad Penguin at December 11, 2008 10:04 PM

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