Name: Honey Cakes (Honningkager)
Yield: About 48 cookies, depending on the size of the cutters
Cuisine: Danish
Ingredients: 3 cups confectioners’ sugar; ½ teaspoon ground cloves; 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off); 1 teaspoon baking soda; ⅓ cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed; 4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces; ⅔ cup heavy whipping cream; ½ cup honey; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ cup water

Preparation info

About
48
cookies, depending on the size of the cutters

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Baker's Tour

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2005

About

The addition of butter and cream to the dough makes these honey cakes very delicate. They are a modem take on cookies that are medieval in origin. These make perfect Christmas cookies.

Ingredients

Dough

4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon flour into dry-measure cup and level off)
1 teaspoon baking soda

Method

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
For the dough, mix the flour with the baking soda and spices in a large bowl and set aside.
Bring the honey, brown sugar, and butter to a boil over medium heat, s