Honey Butter Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 7mins
- Ingredients:
- 20
- Yields:
-
30 cookies
ingredients
- 1⁄3 cup butter, softened
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2⁄3 cup honey
- 1 large egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
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HONEY BUTTER FROSTING
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- milk, as needed
-
HONEY BEES
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- milk, as needed
- yellow food coloring paste
- 1⁄4 cup melted semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds
directions
- to prepare cookies:.
- beat butter on medium to high speed for 30 seconds -- add sugar, baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt.
- Beat until combined.
- beat in honey, egg and if desired, lemon extract until combined.
- add flour by beating in or stirring in -- until combined.
- Chill 1 hour or until it is easy enough to handle.
- preheat oven to 375*.
- lightly grease a cookie sheet, set aside.
- on a lightly floured surface, roll dough until it is 1/4" thick.
- using 2 1/2" cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes.
- place cutouts 1" apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- bake in a preheated 375* oven for 7-8 minutes or until cookies are golden and edges are set.
- transfer to a wire rack and cool.
- frost with honey butter frosting and if desired, top with honey bees.
- Yield about 30 cookies.
- to prepare HONEY BUTTER FROSTING:.
- in a medium saucepan, combine 3 tbls butter and 3 tbls honey.bring to boiling, remove from heat and stir in 2 cups powdered sugar and 2 tsps lemon juice.cool to room temperature.
- if necessary, add milk, one tsp at a time until frosting is of desired spreading consistency.
- to prepare HONEY BEES.
- prepare another honey butter frosting -- then divide in half.
- tint one half with yellow food coloring.mix well.
- combine remaining frosting with 1/4 cup melted semisweet chocolate chips.stir in additional milk, one 1 tsp at a time until both frostings are of piping consistency.
- pipe alternate bands of yellow and brown frosting on top of each cookie.
- pipe antennae with brown frosting.
- add slices almonds for wings.
- to STORE:.
- place cookies in layers seperated by waxed aper in an airtight container, cover and store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze unfrosted cookies up to 1 month.
- thaw cookies, then frost.
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