Honey Cookies
by Gregg Gillespie
"1001 Cookie Recipes"
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This week's Cookie of the Week is brought to us from Gregg Gillespie the author of the incredible 1001 Cookie Recipes.

Gregg's Honey Cookies are perfect for the holidays and every day. They are simple to prepare and even easier to eat! Kids will love to get in on rolling the dough into little balls!

Honey Cookies make a wonderful holiday gift when placed in an attractive cookie tin or as an addition to any gift basket.
Thanks Gregg!

Honey Cookies

What you need:

• 1 cup of all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 cup of vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup of honey
• 1 large egg yolk
• Granulated sugar for rolling

What you do:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine the flour and baking soda.
3. In a large saucepan, melt the vegetable shortening with the honey, stirring until smooth. remove from the heat and beat in the sugar. beat in the egg yolk. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
4. Pinch off walnut-sized pieces of dough and roll into small balls. Roll the balls in the granulated sugar and place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Vanilla Sugar Cookies
This week marks the beginning of our popular annual holiday event Cookie of the Week. Our first cookie recipe is brought to us from cookbook author and chef Gregg Gillespie. Gregg has every recipe you could ever want - including the ones from your grandmother's cookbook and numerous brownie recipes. Gregg's Vanilla Sugar Cookies are great for the holidays and very versatile. They can be made into round shapes or for the holidays, into any cookie cutter you desire. They also can be decorated. The Vanilla Sugar Cookie recipe can also be used all year around- it's a super basic recipe for Valentine's Day cookies, Easter cookies, Halloween cookies, Christmas cookies etc...

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