Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine (at room temperature)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Honey Tips
Honey Bees Need Water
To keep their hives strong, beekeepers must place them in locations that will provide abundant nectar sources as well as water.
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl beat butter, sugar, honey and vanilla with an electric mixer, until well-blended. Beat in egg, flour and salt. Form dough into a ball, wrap in plastic and chill at least 3 hours or until firm enough to roll out. To cut out and bake cookies, roll half of the dough, on a lightly-floured surface, ¼-inch thick. (Make sure dough is cold while you are working with it.) Cut into desired shapes and place one-inch apart on baking sheets. Decorate with sprinkles, sugar, nuts, etc. Bake approximately 10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Store in airtight containers. Makes a little over 2 dozen 2 ½ inch cookies.Chocolate Chip Drop Cookies: Make Butter Cookies recipe but use light brown sugar and add 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 2 Tablespoons milk, 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts. Drop heaping teaspoonsful onto baking sheets. Bake at 350°, 10 to 12 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.
