Honey Cookies

Ingredients

• 100 g honey
• 25 g raw cane sugar
• 50 g butter
• 1 egg
• 0.5 tsp Weinstein baking powder
• 275 g spelt flour type 1050
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• a pinch nutmeg
• a pinch cloves
• a pinch cardamom
• 0.5 organic orange (grated zest)
• 1 tbsp Milk (3.5% fat)
• 50 g powdered sugar from raw cane sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat honey, raw cane sugar and butter together, stir until combined and let cool. Whisk the egg, set aside 2 tbsp and add to the honey mixture; keep the remaining egg covered in the refrigerator.

2. 2.

   Mix baking powder and flour, fold in spices and orange zest, then combine with the honey mixture into a smooth dough. Cover the dough and refrigerate overnight.

3. 3.

   Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 4 mm thickness. Cut out various shapes with cookie cutters. Whisk the remaining egg with milk and brush the cookies with this mixture.

4. 4.

   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the cookies on it and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C (fan 160 °C; gas: level 2–3) for 10–12 minutes until golden yellow. Remove and let cool.

5. 5.

   For decoration, mix powdered sugar with water to make a thick glaze, transfer to a small piping bag and decorate the cookies.