HONEY STAMPED COOKIES 
1/2 c. butter
1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tbsp. honey
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Sugar (optional)

In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until softened. Add about half of the flour. Add the 1/3 cup sugar, egg yolk, honey and vanilla. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat or stir in the remaining flour.

Shape dough into 1-1 1/2 inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Using a floured cookie stamp or the floured bottom of a glass, flatten balls to 1/4 inch thickness. If desired, trim uneven edges from cookies with a round cookie cutter. If desired, lightly sprinkle cookies with additional sugar.

Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 6 minutes or until done. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Makes 24-36.

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Honey Stamped Cookies
   #123745
 RK (Colorado) says:
Delicious recipe! And the dough is quite easy to work with. However, the stamp details aren't as sharp after baking. I did refrigerate the dough for ~45 minutes after mixing. I'm experimenting with refrigerating the second pan of cookies after stamping, to see if the design survives the baking better if chilled. Next time, I'll probably add just a little more flour to make the dough a bit stiffer.

The flavor is terrific -- if I weren't stamping them with Easter lambs, I'd give it 5 stars.
   #148052
 Joffler (United States) says:
Recipe worked out great. Was unsure if butter should be cold or softened for blending but cold worked well enough and kept the dough chilled. After stamping, I set the cookie trays in the refrigerator for 10 mins then popped them in the oven. The cookies retained their shape without spreading and the detail was perfect. We used a $3 set of plastic holiday cooke stamps and were pleased with the results. Cookies were delicious and just the right texture.

 

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