Amish Honey Bar Cookies

Another honey recipe - I made a "Christmas cookie" version of Amish Honey Bars.

Ingredients:

Dough:

• 1 cup (200 gr) granulated sugar
• 2 cups (250 gr) all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.25 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup (170 gr) vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup (85 gr)  honey
• 1 cup walnuts (115 gt), chopped

Glaze:

• 1 cup (130 gr) powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise (or Greek yogurt)
  
• optional - red and green sprinkles
  

 

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, stir the sugar, flour, baking soda, and cinnamon until evenly mixed. 
3. Lightly beat the egg in small bowl, then stir in the vegetable oil, and honey,
4. Stir into the flour mix, then add in the nutsn, stirring until the mixture is smooth. 
5. Spoon into either an uncreased 9 by 13-inch pan, or 24 cupcake liners in two cupcake tins.
6. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. for bars, and 15 minutes for cookies.
    
   
7. While the bars/cookies are baking, make the glaze by stirting together the powdered sugar, vanilla, water, and mayonnaise until smooth and creamy. 
8. Spread onto the glaze onto the bars/cookies while they are still warm.
9. Optionally sprinkle with red and green colored sugar to make more "Christmas-y"
10. Store the bars/cookies in a sealed container.

 

Carole's Notes:

We liked these! The honey, cinnamon, and walnuts made a nice cookie.

 
The recipe is lightly adapted from https://www.cappersfarmer.com/food-and-entertaining/honey-bars-recipe-ze0z1304zsch/