Hoenig Kuchen - Honey Cookies

John Bettger (jbettger@AMETRIC.COM)

My grandfather wrote down his favorite recipe (his mother's) in the late 1800's. It is generally translated as follows. Can anyone recognize what it is? I have never tasted it.

John - this looks like Hoenig kuchen - honey cookies to me. They'd be coffee-colored even before baking, and a mild (almost spicy), soft cookie. My family made them about 2" across.

I preferred a cookie that was similar - but was white-sugar based, was peppermint flavored, and used cooking ammonia to enhance the 'freshness' of the peppermint flavor.

PS In case you're not a baker... you should know that your recipe is for an ENORMOUS batch!