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.

• Calories: 112 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup butter
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 egg white
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• ½ teaspoon ground mace

Recipe 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.