1/4 cup
honey
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup light molasses
2 cup unbleached white flour
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/2 tsp baking soda
Vegetable cooking spray
In a small
pot over medium heat, combine honey, butter, molasses and bring
to a boil. Remove from heat and let cool for 3 minutes. While
mixture is cooling, combine remaining ingredients in a large
bowl. Stir in honey mixture until well combined. Divide dough
into 4 equal pieces and roll each piece into a log. Wrap each
log in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 or 3 hours or overnight.
Preheat
oven to 375F. Lightly coat a non-stick baking sheet with cooking
spray and set aside. Lightly flour work surface. Roll each log
into a thin dough about 1/8" thick. Cut into shapes with
cookie cutters. Transfer to baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes
or until firm. Cool on wire cooling racks.
Makes 4
dozen.
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