Hungarian Honey Cookies

May 23, 2014

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It seems that readymade spice mix is widely used in Hungary, but I like to use three spices : cinnamon, clove, and ginger. Icing decoration may look difficult, but the more you practice, the easier and the more fun it gets. For the masters’ works, search “mézeskalács.”

100 g Honey, 50 g unsalted butter, 300 g all-purpose flour, 50 g powder sugar, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground clove, 1/2 tsp ground ginger or fresh ginger juice, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1 egg

(1) Put honey and butter in a bowl and warm it up over hot water until the butter softens. (2) Meanwhile, mix sifted flour and sifted powder sugar in a large mixing bowl. (3) Add cinnamon, clove, ginger, and baking soda. Mix well. (4) Add honey and butter. Mix by hand until roughly consistent. (5) Add egg. Mix until consistent to make dough and form a ball. (6) Roll out the dough until it’s 1/4 inch thick (try not to use flour) and cut out the cookies using your favorite cookie cutters. (7) Bake the cookies in a pre-heated oven at 370 degrees F for about 10 minutes until the bottom of the cookies turn light brown. (8) Let the cookies cool down. (9) Decorate the cookies with icing.

Nutritions

Calories
380

Sodium
5mg
0% DV

Fat
3g
5% DV

Protein
0.4g
0% DV

Carbs
103g
35% DV

Fiber
1g
5% DV