Honey Cookies

Baking cookies are fun and it is our own preference to choose the type of cookies to bake with the texture of our choice, either be it crunchy, chewy, soft and melt-in-the-mouth, sweet or less sweet.  The cookies which I am going to share here is 'chewy' and can be served in duo-style, depending on our individual liking.  

(1)  Plain

(2) with filling as Sandwich

Ingredients: (Biscuits)

125g butter (room temperature)

90g caster sugar

250g flour

1 egg yolk

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/3 cup honey (warmed)

Filling

1 egg white

1/4 cup icing sugar (sifted)

2 tbsp butter (melted)

Pink coloring

Methods:

1. In an electric mixer beat butter and sugar together until fluffy.  Add egg yolk and beat well.
2. Sift flour and bicarbonate of soda together.  Add the flour mixture into the butter mixture together with the honey and mix using a spatula till well combined.
3. Knead dough gently on a floured surface.  Roll between two sheets of baking paper into about 4-5mm thickness. 
4. Using a cookie cutter of your choice cut cookies out from dough and arrange them on prepared baking tray lined with baking paper or parchment paper.  Repeat till all is completed.
5. Bake in a preheated oven of 180 degree Celsius for about 15 minutes and firm to the touch.  Take out from the oven, let it cool in the baking tray then transfer to a baking rack for further cooling and store in an airtight container.
6. To make filling, beat egg white until frothy, add in icing sugar (one spoonful at a time) and beat well after each addition.  Add melted butter and stir with a spatula until well combined.  Spoon half the filling into another bowl, add the pink coloring and mix well.
7. Sandwich some cookies with pink filling and some with the plain white.  Let cookies stand until filling is set and serve.