High Holy Day Italian Honey Cookies
Ingredients
- 9 oz type “00” flour or all-purpose flour
- 5 oz potato starch
- 5 oz flavorful honey
- 2 eggs
- ¼ oz baking powder
- ¼ tsp powdered ginger
- ¼ tsp allspice
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cloves
- 1 small lemon organic and untreated, zested
- 1 small orange organic and untreated, zested, add a pinch of salt
- 3 oz cold butter cut into small pieces
- sugar
- candied ginger
Instructions
- With your hands or in a food processor, cut the cold butter into the flour, potato starch, and baking powder. Add honey, eggs, citrus zest, salt, and spices. Work all ingredients with your hands or pulse ina processor until just combined.
- The dough should be smooth and fragrant. Cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for a couple of hours.
- Preheat oven to 355 degrees.
- Form small balls of dough with your hands, then press flat with your hands, or roll the dough out with a rolling pin to 1/8-inch thick and cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
- Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Sprinkle with finely chopped candied ginger and sugar, if desired. Bake 15-20 minutes.
Notes
You can add 1/2 c. total chopped dates, walnuts, or raisins to the dough. You can also brush on a honey glaze to give them a shine.
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