HONEY DROPS

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Mace and honey team up for an unusual, terrific flavor twosome in this recipe. These cookies taste best if you give them about a week in the cookie jar to mellow.

Provided by tawonda

Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¾ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon orange zest
¼ cup honey
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground mace
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg white

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the egg yolk, orange zest, and honey. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace; stir into the creamed mixture.
Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with a fork dipped in flour. Brush lightly with egg white. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks after removing from oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.9 calories, Carbohydrate 16.3 g, Cholesterol 19 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 106.4 mg, Sugar 9 g