Basic Honey Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 egg white, slightly beaten
Directions
Butter 2 baking sheets.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and honey.
Beat in egg, vanilla, and lemon juice.
Sift flour into liquid ingredients, stirring to blend.
Form into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness.
With a cookie cutter or the top of a glass, cut dough into 2- to 2 1/2-inch rounds.
Brush with egg white.
Place on prepared sheets, and bake on middle shelf of oven for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
In a large bowl, beat together butter and honey.
Beat in egg, vanilla, and lemon juice.
Sift flour into liquid ingredients, stirring to blend.
Form into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness.
With a cookie cutter or the top of a glass, cut dough into 2- to 2 1/2-inch rounds.
Brush with egg white.
Place on prepared sheets, and bake on middle shelf of oven for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.