Basil Honey Butter Cookies

Basil Honey Butter Cookies

These little cookies deliver a nice subtle surprise!  Infused with basil, honey and a little orange zest or essential oil, you’ll find these absolutely lovely!  Perfect to go with afternoon or evening tea!

Recipe

1 cup butter

2/3 cup organic sugar

1 egg

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp. dried, crushed

2 teaspoons finely shredded orange zest or 3 drops orange essential oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups all-purpose flour

sanding sugar or powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 375`F.  Prepare and grease cookie sheet pans.  Cream butter and sugar in an electric bowl fitted with a paddle attachment.  Beat in egg, honey, basil, orange peel and vanilla until just combined.  Add flour and mix until just combined.  Roll dough into 1-inch balls and flatten with a stamp or glass cup to 1/4-inch thickness.

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned.  Cool on wire racks.  Dust with sanding sugar or powdered sugar.

 

 

 

Emily Saddler

Emily is married to her best friend Ryan, homeschool mom of 7 awesome kids, Holistic Health Practitioner in the state of Utah and Traditional Naturopath outside of the state of Utah, master gardener, yoga/pilates instructor, certified clinical and master herbalist, licensed massage therapist, and doula. She is a very passionate advocate of all things Mother Nature! Emily maintains a blog called “Sage and Sourdough Wellness and Herbs” where she shares gardening advice, delicious recipes made with fresh, organic ingredients, herbal and natural home care product recipes and loves teaching classes on gardening, plant identification and herbal remedy workshops. Check out the events and classes page for more info.

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