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Mrs. Nesbitt's Honey Drops

Servings:12 dozen

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
  • ½ cup chopped candied orange peel
  • 3½ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 325° F.
  • Cream butter and shortening.
  • Add sugar and honey and beat until batter is smooth.
  • Beat in egg.
  • Add vanilla, walnuts, and orange peel.
  • Sift flour with baking powder, salt, and cinnamon, and beat it into the batter until dough is slightly sticky.
  • Take a teaspoon of dough and roll it into a small ball. Repeat until dough is all used up.
  • Bake for about 18 minutes.

Notes

Source: From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals by Barbara Haber