Honey Drops recipe

5 servings

3/4 cup butter

1 cup white sugar

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon orange zest

1/4 cup honey

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground mace

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg white

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Grease baking sheets.

In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Gradually blend in the egg yolk, orange zest, and honey.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace; stir into the creamed mixture.

Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Flatten cookies with a fork dipped in flour.

Brush lightly with egg white.

Bake for 10 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven.

Cool on wire racks after removing from oven.