Thursday, April 29, 2010

Country-Style Honey Cookies

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup light molasses
1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves

Cream butter and honey. Add egg and molasses; beat well. Add flour, salt, baking soda and spices; mix thoroughly. Drop by the teaspoonful onto a greased cookie sheet, and then flatten with the bottom of a glass that has been dampened with water. Brush with honey, if desired, before cooking. Bake at 350 for about 10 min.