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Little Honey Cakes1

Little Honey Cakes (Step by Step Instructions)

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 4 hours

Servings

50 Servings

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean seeds
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 ½ cups self-rising flour
  • ½ teaspoon cloves optional
  • ⅓ teaspoon ginger powder optional
  • ¾ cup of powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Place butter, honey, brown sugar, salt and vanilla in a small saucepan over low heat, until combined. 
  • Turn off heat and add ½ teaspoon baking soda and stir. The mixture will bubble and turn lighter color. Let it cool for an hour or so. 
  • When the mixture is room temperature, transfer it to a mixing bowl. Add 2 eggs and whisk together. 
  • Add cinnamon and flour and stir with a wooden spoon, or an electric mixer, until the mixture is thick. 
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough cool in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
  • Now the dough is firm and you can bake. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare two baking sheets.
  • Roll the dough into small balls about 1-inch in diameter and place them on the baking sheets, leaving enough room (1 ½ inches) for the cookie to expand when baking. 
  • Bake for 15 minutes until the cookies rise and become firm and golden brown.
  • Cool on a wire rack.
  • For toppings you can chose:
  • • Sprinkle icing sugar on cooled cookies.
  • • Combine the powder sugar with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water and drizzle on cooled cookies.
  • • Before baking, roll the ball of cookies dough in powdered sugar and bake, the cookie will have a cracked exterior.
  • Yield: 50 cakes