Best Grandmas Honey Cookies Recipes

GREAT GRANDMA'S HONEY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.
• Add honey and extract, mix well.
• Add baking soda and one third of the flour.
• Mix well then add another third of flour and mix well.
• Add last third of flour and mix well.
• Add the nuts and mix.
• Grease cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Cool slightly before removing cookies from cookie sheet. ENJOY!

HONEY COOKIES FROM THE OLD COUNTRY- GRANDMA'S

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a saucepan over low heat, melt together sugar, shortening and honey. Let cool. Mix together eggs, vanilla, baking soda, ginger, and cinnamon. Gradually add to cooled honey mixture.
• Slowly stir 4 cups of flour into mixture. Stir until well blended. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown. his takes about 12-15 minutes.
• NOTE: Sometimes Grandma woukld drizzle a little thinned powdered sugar icing on these, especially if they were for company. It makes them pretty but they are good either way, plain or iced.

GRANDMA RUTH'S SNICKERDOODLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter, and eggs together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; stir into creamed butter mixture until dough holds together.
• Mix 2 tablespoons white sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Form dough into 2-teaspoon-size balls and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place dough balls, about 2 inches apart, on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven on the center rack for 7 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

GRANDMA'S HONEY COOKIES

Steps:

• In your large mixer bowl ,combine butter,honey and vanilla and beat until well blended.
• Turn mixer to low and gradually add the flour and salt; mix in the nuts and mix until dough forms. Remove bowl with dough and cover with plastic wrap; chill in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 325^. With a cookie scoop or lightly floured hands, shape dough into small balls. Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Press the balls down gently with the tines of a fork(like for peanut butter cookies).;hold side of ball while doing this.
• Bake for 18 ,until golden. Remove to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough. When cool dust with powdered sugar or frosting drizzle ,if desired.