Party Cookie Recipes - Christmas Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp butter

• 1 tbsp honey

• 1/3 cup/70 g light brown sugar

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all purpose/plain flour

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 tsp ground ginger

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 3 tbsp milk

• 1 large egg, separated

• 2 tbsp very finely chopped candied

• red and green cherries

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Method:

1. Melt the butter with the honey and brown sugar in a small saucepan. Let cool slightly.

2. Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.

3. Mix in the butter mixture, milk, and egg yolk until stiff. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

4. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Butter two cookie sheets. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm).

5. Use a 2-inch (5-cm) star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Place 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on the sheets.

6. Lightly beat the egg white and brush over the tops of the cookies. Sprinkle with the cherries. Make a hole in one point of each cookie.

7. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Let cool completely. Thread ribbons through the holes and hang on the Christmas tree.