Honey Cookies from Our Community Table
The high holiday season is coming closer. I’m already thinking about things I can prepare in advance. Each holiday has its own special dishes, things that we traditionally make year after year. In hope of having a sweet year, we incorporate honey into our Rosh Hashanah meals. We dip apple slices in honey. We dip our Challah slices in honey. We lean towards recipes that contain honey. Main courses, side dishes, and desserts tend to be sweet. Honey cake is a common example of a typical Rosh Hashanah dessert.
When I was young, I did not like honey cake. I found it to be very dry. The problem was probably in the recipe. I don’t remember who made the honey cakes I tried in my youth, but those cakes were not moist and delicious. They may have been from a bakery. My mother never made honey cake. I don’t think she cared for it, either. Today, I have wonderful recipes for honey cakes that are not reminiscent of the cakes I didn’t enjoy back in the day. So, it’s all good now.
When my children were little, I came across a recipe for honey cookies. At that point, I kind of assumed that honey cake was an acquired taste and that children were not able to appreciate whatever appeal honey cake was supposed to have. Cookies seemed like a more child-friendly idea. So, for many years I made honey cookies.
Several years ago, I came across a new recipe for honey cookies. That is the recipe that I am sharing with you. Wow, wow, wow – these are so much better than the recipe that I used to make. I’m going to give credit to the spices, as I think that they lend a subtle flavor that pairs so well with the honey in the recipe. Also, these cookies freeze well. With all the holiday meal preparations, it is always nice to have recipes that you can prepare in advance and lighten the workload in the days leading up to the holiday.
Deena Abraham
Community Contributor
INGREDIENTS
2 ¾ c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of ginger
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. cardamom
1 egg
1 c. sugar
¾ c. oil
½ c. honey
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ c. coarse sugar
DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and cardamom. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix the egg and sugar until creamy. Mix in the oil. Mix in honey and vanilla.
Mix the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
Shape the dough into tablespoon sized balls. Put the coarse sugar into a bowl. Roll each dough ball in the coarse sugar.
Place the balls on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Flatten the balls.
Bake at 350 degrees for 11-12 minutes.
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