Fruit And Honey Cookies Recipes

FRUIT AND HONEY COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, walnuts, baking soda, allspice, cinnamon, and salt.
• In small saucepan over low heat, melt shortening and honey, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and pour into large bowl. Stir in brown sugar, eggs and milk until well blended. Slowly add dry ingredients. Fold in raisins, currants and dates. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop by spoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly colored.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a bowl. Cream the butter and sugar in a separate bowl, then gradually add the eggs. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending well. Mix the pecans, cherries, pineapple and raisins in a large bowl, then pour the batter over them. Fold the fruit and nuts into the batter by hand, mixing well. Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden and done.

FRUITCAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• Snip off the hard stems of the figs with scissors or a small knife and coarsely chop the figs. In a medium bowl, combine the figs, raisins, cherries, apricots, honey, sherry, lemon juice, pecans, and a pinch of salt. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to sit overnight at room temperature.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, cloves, superfine sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add the egg and mix until incorporated. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt just until combined. Don't over mix! Add the fruits and nuts, including any liquid in the bowl.
• Divide the dough in half and place each half on the long edge of a 12 by 18-inch piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll each half into a log, 1 1/2 to 1 3/4-inch thick, making an 18-inch-long roll. Refrigerate the dough for several hours, or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• With a small, sharp knife, cut the logs into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Place the slices 1/2-inch apart on ungreased sheet pans and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly golden.

HONEY FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Beat eggs, add honey and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
• Add dates, nuts, and cherries.
• Mix well.
• Bake in greased 13 x 9 pan 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until browned.
• Cut into bars when cool and roll in powdered sugar.

CANDIED FRUIT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in fruits and nuts. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

HONEY COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix oil, sugar, egg, Honey, Bicarb of Soda, Salt and mixed spice in a large bowl. Mix until well combined and smooth
• Sift the flour, and gradually stir into the smooth mixture. The mix will soon combine into a smooth dough at this stage I emptied the contents onto a lightly floured surface and kneaded the dough carefully until all crumbs were gathered up
• Roll out your dough to a desired thickness, and cut out your cookies. I managed to get 25 cookies using a 78mm round cutter.
• Preheat the oven to 180C and place cookies on a baking tray lined with baking parchment. I only have a small baking tray so I had to cook the cookies in 4 and a bit batches >.< Also place the cookies with enough space between them as they will spread while baking. Bake for 10-12 mins or until golden around the edges and cracked on top.
• Transfer baking paper on top a wire rack and leave to cool. Sprinkle with caster sugar and enjoy :)
• I added coloured sprinkles into the dough for colour and a different texture which added a nice touch to them. Can add fruit to the smooth batter stage, such as banana or chocolate chips for some extra chewyness and flavor

HONEY OATMEAL BREAKFAST COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients, except the dried fruit and the nuts.
• In another bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients.
• Stir the dry mixture into the wet mixture, then stir in the dried fruit and nuts.
• Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper, then drop dough by spoonfuls onto it.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes, until lightly browned on the bottom. Remove to rack to cool.

HONEY SPICE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat honey and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves; gradually add to honey mixture and mix well. , Shape dough into five 10-in. rolls; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 2 hour or until firm., Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Combine confectioners' sugar and milk; lightly brush over cookies. , Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.