2 eggs
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of ground cloves
3/4 c. candied orange or lemon peel or currants
2 tbsp. rum
4 c. flour
3/4 c. honey
1 c. almonds, chopped
1 tsp. baking powder

Stir eggs and sugar to a froth, add spices, candied peel, rum and 1 cup of the flour. Mix in honey and almonds and another cup of flour. Mix baking powder with remaining flour and knead into dough.

Roll out 1/2 inch thick and cut out with cookie cutters. Set cookies 1/2 inch apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake in a 400 degree oven 10-12 minutes. Frost with royal icing and cover with paper Christmas cut outs if desired.