Do you skip making honey cookies for Rosh Hashanah because you don’t love them so much? Well, you’ll love these (and you’ll probably love them all year too).
Remember the honey cookies of your childhood? You know the ones that come in the bag and have just the right soft texture? Well, now you can recreate them!
A few years ago, my neighbor Cipi shared a recipe for honey cookies. Since then, it’s the first thing we make for the Rosh Hashanah season. We make a triple batch for the freezer and pull some out every time we need to make kiddush or a Laishaiv BaSukkah. Bonus is that they defrost really quickly.
So when it was time to photograph and share this recipe with all of you, I called Cipi to track down the original source. She remembered that one of her children made these cookies in school and the teacher sent the recipe home with the cookies. The teacher had gotten the recipe from the mother of another student she’d taught. So the trail ran cold at that point. Due diligence was done but we’ll just have to give the credit to Cipi R. And maybe you’ll pass it on to your friends and neighbors and tell them you saw it here on Between Carpools!
- 4 cups flour
- 4 eggs
- ¾ cup honey
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¾ cup oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- In the bowl of a mixer, combine all ingredients.
- Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes before forming cookies.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350ºF. Roll cookies into balls and place on lined baking sheets. Bake for 15 minutes.
Tip when working with honey cookies. Keep making your hands wet so they form nice balls. Otherwise they stick to your hands look all messy.
I have a different honey cookie recipe(heaven!) and find that this top really works
Tip
Would this recipe come out good if I halved it? Also large or extra large eggs?
Could you use white spelt flour for these cookies
use a metal cookie scoop for even cookies, no rolling and no mess!
Esta, I’ve made them with white whole wheat flour and you couldn’t tell a difference. Never tried spelt. If you do, let us know how it turns out!
Another tip, spray the metal scoop with cooking spray
Very tasty cookies. Thank you so much for the great recipe. Small tip: Arrange the cookies in a domino-shaped format, so you will bake a larger amount at one time. In addition, to give the cookies the look and taste of real דובשניות, I added the mythological white glaze. It came out very tasty and beautiful. Thanks!
Can you share what the white glaze is?
heaven! just made them…what memories:-)
Just made these. Delish
Can I make the dough and freeze it for when I’m ready to bake them? or should I bake and then freeze them?
Do you need the dough hook for these?
No. I have just mixed the dough manually in the bowl, worked out great.
Esther – I’ve never tried that, but they do freeze very well after baking.
Faigy, yes. I use the dough hook in the plastic bowl of my Bosch mixer.
How many cookies does one recipe make?
I just made these and they were heaven!
These are delicious! Just made them! So soft! I use white ww flour and could not tell any difference.
Thanks!
Do you use all white whole wheat flour ? Or leave some white flour?
Just made these. They were delicious. Bake it for the instructed amount and they are light and fluffy. I baked one batch a little longer and they had a really nice crisp.
Delicious honey cookies! Love that they have no margarine. I used white whole wheat flour too and tastes perfectly fine. I stuck the batter in the freezer for 15-20 mins instead of the fridge because I was short on time and it was very easy to work with. Tip: the cookies grow a lot so leave a decent amount of space between them.
Would the consistency be the same if I use coconut oil?
This is the best recipe I’ve tried so many this is a Winner I just keep making them doesn’t have to wait for Rosh hashana
Hi. Just made the batter. It’s more of a batter than a dough…. right? Quite sticky so unsure how to form balls.
How many cookies does this yield?
about 70 medium size cookies.
My family likes cookies/desserts that are not too sweet. Should I reduce honey and sugar amounts? Thank you
What size balls do you make?
We made these cookies tonight and they’re a winner! 23 walnut sized balls per cookie sheet (x4!) and baked 12-13 mins. They might all disappear before YT! Consider yourself warned 😛
Just made these cookies and came out delicious! I added some lemon zest to them to neutralize the egg taste. Such a great and easy recipe. 10/10 recommend