Name: Honey Gingerbread Cookies
Yield: 40 servings
Ingredients: 500 g all-purpose flour; 125 g butter; 190 g powdered sugar (dough); 1 tablespoon honey; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 4 clove; 1 egg white; 150 g or more powdered sugar (decoration)

Dessert

40 servings

109 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Combine all ingredients in a bowl except 1 egg and mix until a smooth dough is obtained.

All-purpose flourButterPowdered sugar (dough)HoneyEggsCinnamonBaking sodaClove

Step 2

Place the last egg in a cup or small bowl and beat it.

Eggs

Step 3

Divide the dough into 5–6 portions; take one portion and roll it out about 3 mm thick.

All-purpose flourButterPowdered sugar (dough)HoneyEggsCinnamonBaking sodaClove

Step 4

Cut shapes with cookie cutters and transfer cookies to a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Step 5

Brush or glaze the cookies with the beaten egg when the baking sheet is full.

Eggs

Step 6

Bake at 350°F until the cookies are light brown, a few minutes.

Step 7

Repeat rolling, cutting, and baking with the remaining dough.

Step 8

Mix the egg white and powdered sugar to make an icing, adding more sugar if needed to firm it.

Egg whitePowdered sugar (decoration)

Step 9

Place the icing in a piping bag or plastic bag and cut a small (~1 mm) hole in the tip.

Egg whitePowdered sugar (decoration)

Step 10

Pipe the icing to decorate the cookies.

Egg whitePowdered sugar (decoration)

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.