Honey Holiday Cookies
I am not the biggest fan of gingerbread; instead, since I was rather young, I make those honey cookies for Christmas and New Year’s. They are rather similar to gingerbread ones in that you can mold the dough the same way. However, this one is not that sharp and spicy, but rather mild honey-cinnamon-like (big surprise there!). I like to dunk mine in my milk or pumpkin spice latte. This recipe makes for a huge amount; I couldn't count them as the elves were continuously eating them before I took all the batches from the oven.
Decorated honey cookies |
Honey holiday cookies recipe:
2 tbsp.
honey
1 tsp.
baking soda
2 eggs
1 cup
caster sugar
1 cup
sunflower seed oil
700-900 g/25-32
oz flour
2 tbsp.
powdered cinnamon
Preparation:
1. Heat the
oven to 200C/390F.
2. Mix well
the honey with the baking soda in a small bowl or cup until it gets pasty.
3. Mix the eggs with the sugar until fluffy
(preferably with a mixer), add the soda and honey paste; then slowly while
mixing pour the oil little by little. Next, slowly start adding the flour and cinnamon while
mixing. It depends on the brand how much flour you need, could be different
every time. You might need to switch to the spiral looking whisks of your mixer
and even start mixing with a big wooden spoon as the dough gets tougher. By the
end you’ll need to knead it to incorporate the last bits of flower. It is
important that you don’t overwork the dough as it will get too tough and the
cookies will be too hard to bite on. The consistency of the dough you are
looking for is play-doh like, it shouldn't be neither sticky (you won’t be able
to cut it) nor too hard.
Proof of temperature choice :D |
Honey and baking soda mix |
How to knead |
How to roll |
Not yet baked cookies |
7. Decorate your cookies if you like. You can
sprinkle them with powdered sugar; stick them together with butter cream, chocolate,
jam, etc. I went for encasing them with marzipan, which I coloured and rolled
and decorated them further with icing. I used Dr. Oetker for all the
decorations.
Honey Cookies |
The ready cookies |
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