Cardamom Honey Cookies

We've had a lot of snow days recently and my son has been living the dream: movies, snow forts, hot cocoa with marshmallows, and cookies. With his help, I made these easy Cardamom Honey Cookies and we enjoyed every last crumb. If you don't have or can't find cardamom, you can use cinnamon but I really recommend using cardamom for its unique taste.

These cookies could be decorated if you choose, but I personally love them plain. With Valentine's Day around the corner, I chose to use a heart shaped cookie cutter. Of course any shape will do, but remember that large shapes will require more baking time and small shapes less baking time. What is your favorite cookie cutter shape?


Ingredients:

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon cardamom
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
¾ cup sugar
¼ cup honey
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla


Whisk together the flour, cardamom, salt, and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside. In a stand mixer or with a hand-held mixer, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed for about 3 minutes. Add the honey, egg, and vanilla and mix on medium speed for 1 minute. Next add the dry ingredients and mix on low for a minute or less. Divide the dough into 2 disks, wrap each in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for one hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll out one dough disk to about 3/16 inch thickness and cut out shapes with cookie cutter(s).



Place the cookies 1 inch apart on a baking sheet and bake for approximately 11 to 13 minutes, until the edges turn a light golden brown. Leave the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes after removing from the oven and then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.


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