Honey Cookies (Easy Recipe) | Hello Little Home (2024)

Looking for a unique sugar cookie recipe? You'll love these delicious, chewy Honey Cookies! This easy recipe is an old fashioned, family favorite that comes straight from my mom's cookbook!

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Do you have any holiday recipes that transport you right back to your childhood? These Honey Cookies are one of mine ... I have so many memories of making this holiday treat with my mom when I was a kid!

My mom made these Honey Sugar Cookies every Christmas without fail. They were her favorite, and of course, the rest of my family also loved them ... and you will, too.

These delightful cookies are crisp around the edges, chewy in the middle, and oh so delicious! Their wonderful honey scent will draw your whole family to the kitchen as they bake, and they'll probably steal one or two while they're there!

With their colorful sprinkles, this is one festive Christmas cookie. Don't let that stop you from making them anytime of year though! This is a truly unique cookie recipe that you're sure to cherish just as much as I do.

Ready to start baking? Then keep reading for all the details!

🎄🎄🎄P.S. This holiday season, I'm joining my food bloggers friends to raise money for Cookies for Kid's Cancer (a truly amazing nonprofit) and to share our favorite cookie recipes! You can find out more about this wonderful organization (plus, pick up some delish recipes!) below.

Ingredients

These cookies made with honey use simple ingredients that you'll find in any store! Here's what you'll need:

• Honey - Obviously, the honey is the star of these cookies! Feel free to use your favorite kind, just make sure it's good quality. You can really taste the honey flavor it in the finished cookies.
• Spices - The cookies are seasoned with a combo of cinnamon and cardamom ... two spices that really complement the flavor of the honey.
• Nuts - Chopped almonds are optional, although they add a wonderful texture to the cookies. You could also experiment with other nuts, such as walnuts or pecans.
• Other Ingredients - To prepare the cookie dough, you'll also need unsalted butter, granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt (I recommend using kosher salt.)
• Sprinkles - The sugar sprinkles are optional, but they do make the cookies extra festive. I used red, but feel free to use any color you'd like.

You'll Also Need

This recipe makes a lot of dough, and astand mixer makes the process quick and easy. You'll also need some cookie sheets. These Circulon Baking Sheets are my fave ... they're super heavy duty and perfect for cookies (or any recipe).

How to Make Honey Cookies

These yummy old fashioned cookies are so easy to make! You'll find a detailed recipe card below, but here's an overview of the steps:

1. Mix butter and sugar. You'll start by creaming together the butter and sugar with your mixer. Keep mixing until it's light and fluffy. Tip: These cookies have no eggs ... so don't worry, you're not missing an ingredient!
2. Add dry ingredients. Next, you'll whisk together the dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, cardamom, and salt) in a separate bowl. Then, add the flour mixture to the butter, alternating it with honey and a baking soda/water mixture. Tip: Mixing everything together this way helps ensure all the ingredients are well incorporated.
3. Mix in the almonds. After you've added the flour, blend in the chopped almonds.
4. Shape + freeze dough. The dough for these cookies is fairly soft. To help them keep their shape while baking, you'll shape the dough into logs, then freeze them. Tip: Do not skip this step! If you do not chill the dough, the cookies will not hold their shape and will run together.
5. Decorate with sparkling sugar. Once the dough is firm enough to handle, remove it from the freezer and roll it in colored sugar. I like using Wilton Sparkling Sugar, because the crystals are larger and more brilliant than regular decorating sugar.
6. Slice + bake. Next, you'll slice the cookies about ⅜-inch thick, then bake them just until they're lightly browned on the bottom (lift one of the cookies to check). Tip: Do not over bake these cookies. With all the sugar and honey, they will get hard.

And that's all there is to it ... your homemade Honey Cookies are ready to eat!

Variations

Feel like experimenting? Here are a few easy ideas to try:

• Honey - Try using different varieties of honey to change up the flavor.
• Nuts - You can make this recipe with or without the almonds. Try using other types of nuts too, like pecans, walnuts, or pistachios.
• Decoration - Feel free to skip the sparkling sugar for a simpler cookie.
• Rolled Cookies - Instead of slicing the cookies, trying rolling them instead. After mixing the dough, shape it into a flat rectangle about 1 ½-inches thick, then wrap it and chill it for at least two hours (in your refrigerator). When you're ready to bake the cookies, roll out the dough, then cut it with your favorite cookie cutters.

Storage

This Honey Almond Cookie recipe makes a lot of treats ... perfect for sharing with friends and family during the holidays! Store them in an airtight container, and they will stay fresh for about one to two weeks. You may also freeze the cookies for up to two months.

Related Recipes

Looking for more cookie recipes? Try one of these tasty treats next:

• Curry Shortbread Cookies
• Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
• Black Bottom Cupcakes
• Poppyseed Kiss Cookies
• Chewy Ginger Cookies
• Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
• Pecan Finger Cookies... my all-time favorite!
• Stamped Cookies
• Classic Gingerbread Cookies
• Sour Cream Cut Out Cookies
• Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
• Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

See Also

Stuffed Flank Steak - The Midnight Baker - Holiday Recipe

Do you have a favorite Christmas cookie that's been passed down in your family?