Slovak Christmas Honey Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1¼ lbs flour
 * ¾ lb dark brown sugar
 * 5 eggs
 * ¾ cup honey
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * 2 oz sweet butter

Directions

 * 1) Mix flour and butter, sugar and baking soda.
 * 2) Beat 4 eggs thoroughly, add honey, and mix well with flour mixture.
 * 3) Set in refrigerator overnight.
 * 4) Roll dough about ⅛ inch thick and cut with cookie cutters, or take about a teaspoon of dough and flatten for each cookie.
 * 5) Place cookies on greased cookie sheets, about 3 inches apart.
 * 6) Beat remaining egg and brush over cookies.
 * 7) Bake at 450°F for about 7 minutes.
 * 8) You can decorate each cookie with icing or add one half almond or chocolate chip in the middle of each cookie.