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.