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Posted by : Karen Selwyn Hanukkah Honey & Spice Cookies - pareve
These cookies are called Hanukkah cookies, but the hefty use of honey in the recipe would make them equally appropriate for Rosh Hashanah. Karen Selwyn * * * * * * Hanukkah Honey & Spice Cookies 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine, softened 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup honey 1 egg 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons ground ginger 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves For royal icing: 2 egg whites 3 cups confectioners' sugar 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/8 teaspoon salt In a large mixer bowl, cream margarine and brown sugar; beat in honey and egg until well combined. In a small bowl, combine flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and cloves; add to honey mixture. Beat on low speed until well blended. Cover dough. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or up to 3 days. Grease cookie sheets; set aside. Working quickly with one-fourth of the dough at a time, roll out on floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes, including a dreidel,menorah or star. Using a spatula, place on prepared cookie sheets l inch apart. Reroll and cut scraps. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 7 minutes, or until done. Transfer to wire racks to cool. Meanwhile, prepare royal icing: In a large mixer bowl, combine egg whites, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice and salt. Beat on high speed until mixture holds soft peaks. Makes about 2 cups. Decorate cooled cookies with royal icing around edges, using a pastry bag fitted with tube. Yield: About 4 dozen. Note accompanying recipe: Special cookie cutters for dreidels, stars and menorahs can be obtained from J. Levine Co., 5 West 30th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001. Price: $4.95 plus $2 shipping and handling. Each set contains a dreidel, a menorah and a Star of David. (This information may not be current as the original article appeared in 1988.) Source: "Hanukkah Cookies Are Fun to Make" ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH (on-line edition), 12/5/88
