Honey Drops
Mace and honey team up for an unusual, terrific flavor twosome in this recipe. These cookies taste best if you give them about a week in the cookie jar to mellow.
- Serves: 5 persons
Ingredients
- ¾cup butter
- 1cup white sugar
- 1egg yolk
- 1teaspoon orange zest
- ¼cup honey
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- ½teaspoon ground mace
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1egg white
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.Step 2
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the egg yolk, orange zest, and honey. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace; stir into the creamed mixture.Step 3
Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with a fork dipped in flour. Brush lightly with egg white. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks after removing from oven.