Contributed with permission by the National Honey Board.
Honey Gingerbread Cookies
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Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Author: National Honey Board
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups honey
- ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 egg
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 Tbsp. ground ginger
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cloves
Instructions
- In large bowl, cream honey and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in egg.
- Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves; mix until combined.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- When dough is chilled, divide dough in half; return one half to refrigerator.
- Dust work surface and dough with flour. Roll out dough to ¼-inch thick.
- Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters; transfer to well-greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes. Remove cookies from sheet and cool on wire rack.
- Repeat with remaining dough.
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