Honey Orange Cookies

These lightly spiced cookies have the sweet flavors of honey and orange. Honey keeps these cookies soft and chewy, making them ideal for the cookie jar.

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Honey Orange Cookies

Course

Dessert

Prep Time

15 Minutes

Cook Time

25 Minutes

Servings

Cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

• 2/3 cup Butter softened
• 1/2 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup Bee Well Honey
• 1 large Egg
• 2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 tsp Freshly grated orange zest
• 1/2 tsp Ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Frosting

• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 4 tbsp Freshly squeezed orange juice

Course Dessert Prep Time 15 Minutes Cook Time 25 Minutes Servings Cookies Ingredients Cookie 2/3 cup Butter softened 1/2 cup Firmly packed brown sugar 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup Bee Well Honey 1 large Egg 2 1/4 cups All-purpose flour 1 tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Freshly grated orange zest 1/2 tsp Ground ginger 1/4 tsp Ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon Frosting 2 cups Powdered Sugar 4 tbsp Freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add honey and egg; continue beating until well mixed, scraping bowl if necessary. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
3. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
4. Combine powdered sugar and enough orange juice for desired spreading consistency in bowl; mix until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.

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