Honey Refrigerator Cookies
Recipe: #11138
November 14, 2013
"From Gourmet Magazine, June 1942. This recipe was published during war time and sugar was being rationed, so it uses a combination of honey and sugar. Prep time includes refrigeration time. These need to be started the day before baking."
Original is 80 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (10.2 g)
- Calories 43.4
- Total Fat - 1.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 2.6 mg
- Sodium - 24.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 3 g
- Protein - 0.6 g
- Calcium - 6.1 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cream together honey, sugar, and shortening.
Step 2
Beat in egg.
Step 3
Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Step 4
Roll the dough into 2-inch diameter logs (length is up to you. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate for a day.
Step 5
Preheat oven to 400F.
Step 6
Slice cookies from logs about 1/4 inch thick and place on baking sheets.
Step 7
Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
Tips
No special items needed.