Ancient Honey Cakes (Rice Flour Cookies with Nuts or Poppy Seeds)

Honey cakes, cookies made with rice flour, cardamom, and honey, are a sweet treat that is gluten free and sweetened only by honey.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 148 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 2 cups rice flour
• 2 teaspoons hemp seeds
• 0.5 cup honey
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cardamom

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Beat butter and honey in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add rice flour, baking powder, and cardamom to butter mixture; mix until just combined. Roll dough into small balls, about 1 heaping teaspoon each.

Step 4

Pour hemp seeds into a small bowl. Press the top half of each dough ball into seeds. Transfer dough balls, seed-side up, to the baking sheet and gently press to 1/4-inch thickness.