••••SO GOOD!!!
••••HONEY COOKIES!!!
PREP: 40 minutes plus chilling and cooling
BAKE: 18 to 22 minutes per batch
MAKES about 3-1/2 dozen cookies
•1 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks),
softened
•1/4 cup honey
•2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•2 cups all-purpose flour
•2 cups walnuts, chopped
•1/2 teaspoon salt
1. In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat butter until creamy. Add honey and vanilla; beat until well blended.
2. With mixer at low speed, beat in flour, walnuts, and salt until dough forms. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough at least one hour.
3. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. With lightly floured hands, shape dough by heaping teaspoons into balls. Place balls, about 2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Press 4-tine fork across top of each ball to make decorative indentations.
4. Bake cookies 18 to 22 minutes, until golden. Transfer to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.
