Preheat oven to 375°F. Clear counter top and place rolling pin and extra flour in your work area. If you have a rolling mat, consider using it for these cookies.

Bring honey, sugar, salt and spices to a boil in large pan. Dutch oven size works well. Add approximately 4 cups of flour, one cup at a time and stirring after each addition. Keep dough warm over very low heat while stirring in flour. When flour has been incorporated, remove from heat source. Dough will be brown in color due to spices.

Rub some flour onto your rolling surface and rolling pin. Dump contents of cooking pan onto floured surface, and lightly dust warm dough with flour. Roll dough to 1/4 to 3/8-inch thickness. Dough must be warm while rolling but it may be hot in spots so use caution.

Use cookie cutter to cut dough. Sprinkle cookie sheet with flour, transfer cookies, and bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes. DO NOT BROWN the cookies.

Texture of the cookie will vary due to humidity, flour, honey, etc. Sometimes they are hard, sometimes they puff up a little bit, and other times they are tough and chewy. They're not the usual style of cookie but they don't seem to go bad if they're not eaten within a few months.

These cookies are tasty when dipped into hot tea, and they're great on camping/back packing trips.

Submitted by: Glynn Garrett