honey cookies from the old country- grandma's
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Originally from Ireland and Wales where Grandma's old country relatives lived. This recipe is for some simple but good cookies that Grandma could make without a written recipe. Mom translated the recipe into a written form and I am so grateful for this old wonderful treasure. If making these for company Grandma would drizzle a little powdered sugar icing on these. it makes them pretty but the cookies are good either way. When I was growing up we just called these Honey Cookies. But knowing where they came from and how many of our ancestors enjoyed them just makes them so much better.
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yield
4 dozen
prep time
15 Min
cook time
15 Min
Ingredients For honey cookies from the old country- grandma's
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1 csugar
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1 cshortening (original recipe used lard)
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1 choney
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2 lgeggs
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 tspbaking soda
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1 tspground ginger
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1/2 tspcinnamon, ground
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4 call purpose flour
How To Make honey cookies from the old country- grandma's
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1Preheat 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.
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2Slowly 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.
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3NOTE: 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.
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