Spice Cookies (no Sugar Included!)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup light molasses
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1/4 cup ground almonds
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 in a small pot over medium heat, combine honey, butter, molasses and bring to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat and let cool for 3 minutes.
• 3 while mixture is cooling, combine remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
• 4 stir in honey mixture until well combined.
• 5 divide dough into 4 equal pieces and roll each piece into a log.
• 6 wrap each log in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 or 3 hours or overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 8 lightly coat a non-stick baking sheet with cooking spray.
• 9 lightly flour work surface.
• 10 roll each log into a thin dough about 1/8" thick.
• 11 cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
• 12 transfer to baking sheet and bake for 5 minutes or until firm.
• 13 cool on wire cooling racks.