Honey spice drop cookies
36 cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Honey |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| 2¼ | cup | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Soda |
Directions
Boil honey and shortening together for 1 minute. Cool and add dry ingredients, sifted together. Cool dough in the refrigerator until firm. You can either drop it by teaspoons on a lightly greased baking sheet, or shape into a roll and slice. Bake at 350 F. for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pans immediately.
Dill writes: "These are so easy to make that I fill the cookie jar with them often. You can use freshly ground spices instead of the canned ones, you'll see a big difference." From Candace Dill/Waterloo, IA in "The Kitchen Table: Where Herbs and Spices Make a Difference" column in "The Herb Companion." Oct./Nov.
1988, Vol. 1 (premiere issue). Pg. 40. Posted by Cathy Harned.
From: Cathy Harned Date: 10-25-94 Submitted By GAIL SHIPP On 12-09-95