Cookies on honey are tender and melt in the mouth. It does not take much time and effort to prepare it. But the result will delight every lover of flour products.
Simple honey cookie recipe
Honey can be used to make delicious cookies. After all, it has a light aroma and delicate structure. Required ingredients for its preparation:
- fresh eggs - 2 pieces;
- fine sugar - 120 g;
- honey - 50 ml;
- baking soda - a large pinch;
- cinnamon - 15 g;
- wheat flour - a couple of glasses.
A step-by-step recipe includes the following steps:
- We take a regular bowl in which it will be convenient to prepare the dough. Pour granulated sugar and soda into it, add chicken eggs. Mix all components thoroughly.
- The honey should have a liquid consistency. Therefore, you need to heat it up so that it melts. This is best done in a water bath. We put a pot of water on medium heat, set the bowl so that the bottom does not touch the liquid. Pour the honey into the upper pot and melt it until it is liquid. Add a slightly warm sweetness to a bowl of egg mixture.
- Combine the cinnamon with the ingredients already mixed. Use powdered spice. You can add more or less cinnamon, depending on the culinary preference.
- Sift the flour through a fine sieve. Add flour to the rest of the products. We make a homogeneous, slightly sticky dough.
- We line the baking sheet with special paper, which we grease with oil. Use our hand to form small flat balls from the dough and distribute them over the sheet. Make space between them, as they will grow in size as you bake. We bake the cookies at 180 degrees, for about 15-20 minutes.
An interesting recipe for honey cookies
Cookies made with this recipe can be crispy or very soft. It depends on its thickness. Thinner cookies will be crispy. If you make it thicker, it will be soft. To prepare it, you need the following products:
- butter - 100 g;
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- fresh chicken eggs - two pieces;
- honey - 2-3 tablespoons;
- walnuts - 100 g;
- baking powder - 10 g;
- wheat flour - about half a kilogram.
The baking process will be as follows:
- We sort out the walnuts so that no membranes or pieces of shells get caught and grind them in any convenient way. You should get a fine nut crumb.
- We take out the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it melts slightly. We transfer it to a bowl where the dough will be kneaded. Pour the required amount of sugar there. Grind the food so that the sweet crystals crunch slightly.
- The honey that we will add to the dough must be of a liquid consistency. If it is very dense, it should be melted in a water bath or in the microwave. Add liquid honey to a bowl of butter and mix everything thoroughly.
- We drive in chicken eggs to the rest of the products. Stir everything well.
- Sift the flour into the prepared mass and add the baking powder. Knead a homogeneous dough.
- Cover the baking sheet with paper or simply grease it with sunflower oil. We form small balls from the dough. Pour the nut crumbs onto a flat plate. Dip the product in it with one side. Put the cookies on a baking sheet with the nut crumbs up.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. We bake honey products for 25 minutes. Cooking times may vary. Therefore, after 20 minutes, it is better to look at the cookies and check the degree of their readiness.
Fragrant honey cookie
The home option is the best choice. Cooking will not take much time. It will require:
- butter - 150-200 g;
- fresh egg - one piece;
- honey - 40 ml;
- sugar - 90 g;
- salt - a small pinch;
- instant coffee - one teaspoon;
- cinnamon - 10 g;
- ginger - 10 g;
- flour - 2 cups;
- baking powder - one teaspoon.
- We take out the butter in advance so that it is at room temperature. We transfer it to a vessel in which it will be convenient to make the dough. Grind the butter with sugar and add the chicken egg and salt.
- As for honey, it should be liquid in consistency. Otherwise, it should be melted in a water bath or in the microwave. When it cools a little, add it to the egg-cream mixture.
- We take a teaspoon of instant coffee and brew it with a little warm water. Pour the drink to the rest of the ingredients. Add cinnamon, ginger and baking powder to them. Mix the mass thoroughly so that it is homogeneous.
- Sift the flour and gradually pour it into a homogeneous mass. Gently knead the dough. Do not overdo it with flour, be guided by the consistency of the dough, it should be soft and not sticky to your hands. When the cookie base is ready, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours. This will cut the dough better and keep its shape.
- After two hours, we take out the base from the refrigerator, separate a piece from it and put it on a table sprinkled with flour. We roll out the dough into a layer, the structure of the cookie will depend on its thickness. The thinner it is, the crisp it will be. We cut out cookies from the dough with special molds. For this purpose, you can use a regular round glass or glass. Then you get the usual round products.
- We line the baking sheet with parchment or grease with sunflower oil. We put cookies on it. Keep a distance between them, as they will expand during the baking process. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, cook the cookies for 15-20 minutes. It should darken slightly. If desired, the products can be decorated with glaze patterns. These cookies are great with a mug of aromatic tea or coffee.
Honey cookies with a twist
Preparation of such a product will not take much time. These cookies are healthy and relatively low in calories. Fragrant and tasty cookies will satisfy the feeling of hunger, fill the body with useful components, and even cheer you up.
For cooking you will need:
- wheat flour - 250 g;
- drinking water - 80 ml;
- honey - 60 ml;
- baking powder - 10 g;
- baking soda - a small pinch;
- salt - a small pinch;
- cinnamon and ginger - one teaspoon each;
- banana - one piece;
- sunflower oil - 135 ml;
- cranberries and raisins - 50 g each;
- apple - one piece.
- First, mix the dry ingredients. Pour the sifted flour into the prepared container. Add baking powder, a pinch of salt with soda, cinnamon and ginger to it. Mix all the listed ingredients thoroughly.
- Peel the banana and grind in mashed potatoes. Combine the fruit with drinking water and sunflower oil. Pour this mixture into the flour mass. Carefully wash the cranberries. Pour raisins with boiling water for 2 minutes, decant the liquid. We send these products to the rest.
- Peel the washed apple, remove the core and pits. Mode it in small pieces, send it to the dough and add honey. Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
- Turn on the oven 180 degrees. Meanwhile, cover the baking sheet with parchment. We spread the dough with a spoon, and gently level it with our hands. We bake cookies for about 20 minutes. It is better to use the finished product cooled down.
