Reindeer Honey Sugar Cookie
Summary
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without decadent sugar cookies! This delicious recipe uses 1/3 cup of Sue Bee Honey to give these cookies a boost of flavor. For a fun twist, turn a jingle bell cookie cutter upside down and top it with our Reindeer Glaze, pretzels and chocolate candies to give it the reindeer effect shown above. It’s sure to be a hit at your next cookie exchange!
- 1/3 cup Sue Bee Honey
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 300 F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, soda and salt.
- Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the Sue Bee Honey and cream well.
- Slowly add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Finish by hand if needed. Do not overmix the dough.
- Roll out dough on floured surface. Use a "bell" shaped cookie cutter (upside down) to cut out reindeer shapes.
- Place cut-outs on baking sheet. Place sheet in fridge and chill for 10 minutes.
- Once chilled, place in oven and bake 12-15 minutes or until golden.
- Allow to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to rack to cool completely.
- See decorating details below.
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond flavoring
- Mix together until desired consistency is reached.
- Colored candies for nose and eyes
- Mini pretzels for antlers
- Dip face of cookie into glaze and place on a drying rack.
- Position pretzels as antlers and add candy for eyes and nose.
- Let glaze dry and harden, giving the surface of the cookie a slight sheen.
- Once dry, the candy and pretzel decorations will stay in place.
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without decadent sugar cookies! This delicious recipe uses 1/3 cup of Sue Bee Honey to give these cookies a boost of flavor. For a fun twist, turn a jingle bell cookie cutter upside down and top it with our Reindeer Glaze, pretzels and chocolate candies to give it the reindeer effect shown above. It’s sure to be a hit at your next cookie exchange!
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