Honey Bee Cookies
They don’t tell you this when you’re a kid, but life is kinda tough. Well, I guess I do remember hearing that, but when you’re a kid you think they mean it’s gonna be tough for everyone EXCEPT you. So it’s a bit of a shock when you finally get out of school, move out on your own and then look around thinking, “Wait, you mean this isn’t gonna be easy??”
So, right now I’m looking for something that IS easy. Something uncomplicated. These cookies are just what I need. They’re made from simple ingredients, and not too many of them. I don’t have to run out and purchase cake flour or coconut oil, and it’s not going to take me an hour to clean up when I’m done.
I still use the first cookbook I ever owned, the“Alpha-Bakery Children’s Cookbook,” which is where these cookies are from. These are sweet, chewy morsels of childhood, and that is something that everyone needs once in a while.
Honey Bee Cookies
Adapted from the Alpha-Bakery Children’s Cookbook
½ cup butter, softened
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup honey
1 egg
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cinnamonPreheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Beat together the butter, brown sugar, honey and egg in a medium bowl until smooth, scraping the sides occasionally. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
Drop spoon fulls of dough onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Bake about 7 to 10 minutes, or until the cookies are set and the edges are beginning to brown. The cookies will still look shiny when they’re done. Allow them to cool and then enjoy slowly; the real world can wait.
They look comforting, but what’s the story behind the name??:)
I wish there was a good story to this, but I actually stole it directly from the book. In the book there’s a cartoon picture of honey bees to go with the recipe, it’s pretty cute
These look simple and comforting. I get really nice cactus and mesquite honey from the farmer’s market (Santa Fe) and think I’ll try the cookies with that. Thank you for posting.
YUM! That’s all that comes to mind… is YUM! and I have all the ingredients right in my cabinet! Yay!
these look simple and wonderful.
That was the first cookbook I ever owned, too. It disappeared at some point, but I still have this recipe. It was my favorite!
I still make them and people get really excited about them.
Caroline, these cookies are subperb. I just made some and of course, had to try one hot out of the oven. Henry even likes them, too, so that is an extra bonus for me, because now I have somebody to help me eat them!
Anu – that honey sounds amazing! I wonder if I can get it somewhere in LA…
Koriann – I love this book! My old one actually fell apart you can get it on Amazon for almost nothing.
Sounds good – I have all the ingredients on hand. Will have to make these !
All ingredients are in my kitchen. I love when that happens!
Thanks for the recipe!
Sounds good and I have everything I need! Thanks!
My oh my… those look wonderful! I love honey and this will just be something else I make with it. they look awesome.
I made this recipe last month and my goodness were they addictive! They didn’t last but a day and a half. I actually woke up in the middle of the night and had to have one (okay 2, but I’m pregnant
P). The honey and cinnamon flavor is out of this world and they are sooooo easy to mix up! I have added these to my Christmas cookie ensemble this year. I don’t know how many of them are going to make it to my sister’s house though. Thank you for sharing this easy recipe.