Honey Sugar Cookies

Directions

Dough

• 1

  Cream together Butter and Sugar.

• 2

  Beat in honey and egg.

• 3

  Add Vanilla, Salt, and Sifted Flour.

• 4 Mix until all ingredients are well blended. Chill dough 3-4 hours before rolling, so the dough is easy to roll, and won't spread during baking.
• 5 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. The tradition of Honey and Apples symbolize the sweetness of the year to come, so we roll the dough onto a lightly floured counter to 1/4" thick and cut in the shapes of honey bees, bee hives, honey pot, and apple. Transfer cookies onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
• 6 Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown at edges. Let cookies cool slightly on cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate with Royal Icing tinted with food coloring gel. Happy New Year!

Royal Icing 2

• 7 Mix egg whites, lemon juice, and salt with electric mixer (use paddle attachment if using a stand mixer). Add sugar and beat on medium speed for about 5 minutes, until smooth and thick. Adjust consistency with water, if necessary. Keep covered when not in use. Store in refrigerator.