Honey-Ginger Bites
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens

Honey sweetens these mini cookies, which are rolled in powdered sugar after baking to give them their bright white color.


Honey-Ginger Bites

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Servings: about 20 dozen small cookies
Prep Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 46 mins
Related Categories: Christmas Cookies, Christmas Party, Cookies, Cookies, Easter Cookies, Healthy Cookie Snacks, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Party Appetizers
 
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Ingredients
  • 1/3  cup
    honey
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  • 1/4  cup
    butter
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  • 2  cups
    all-purpose flour
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  • 1/4  cup
    granulated sugar
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  • 3  Tbsp.
    finely chopped crystallized ginger
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  • 1/2  tsp.
    baking soda
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  • 1/4  tsp.
    ground white pepper (optional)
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  • 1 
    egg, lightly beaten
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    Powdered sugar
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Directions
1.
In a small saucepan, combine honey and butter. Cook and stir over low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat. Pour mixture into a large bowl and cool to room temperature.
2.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, granulated sugar, ginger, baking soda, and if desired, pepper. Set aside.
3.
Stir egg into cooled honey mixture. Gradually stir in flour mixture until combined; knead in the last of the flour mixture by hand, if necessary. Cover and chill about 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
4.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Divide dough into 12 portions.* On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion into a 10-inch-long rope. Cut ropes into 1/2-inch pieces. Place pieces 1/2 inch apart in an ungreased shallow baking pan.
5.
Bake in the preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until tops are very lightly browned. Transfer cookies to paper towels to cool. Roll in powdered sugar. Makes about 20 dozen small cookies (40 servings).

Test Kitchen Tip
To divide dough into 12 equal portions, shape dough into a 12-inch long log; cut log into 1-inch pieces.

To Store
Layer cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Note
Nutrition facts are given per serving which is 6 tiny cookies.
Nutrition information
Calories 56, Total Fat 1 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Monounsaturated Fat 0 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 26 mg, Carbohydrate 10 g, Total Sugar 6 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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