Honey Shortcakes

Honey shortcakes are fluffy homemade treats made with honey, cinnamon and cocoa: the dough rests in the fridge for an hour, then bakes for just 10-15 minutes at 190°C. Decorated with royal icing, they instantly become a festive treat. Simple and affordable - your family will love them, enjoy!

Honey Shortcakes

Fluffy, fragrant honey shortcakes with cinnamon and cocoa - a simple homemade bake that can be topped with icing.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Chilling 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 35 minutes mins

Servings: 15 pieces

Course: Cookies

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 100 g honey
• 100 g sugar
• 2 eggs
• 400 g flour
• 50 g butter
• 0.5 tsp baking soda dissolved in lemon juice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp cocoa
• lemon juice to dissolve the baking soda

Method

 

1. Sift 300g of flour with the cocoa and add the cinnamon. Melt the butter and mix it with the honey.
2. Beat the eggs with the sugar, pour into the flour mixture, add the butter mixture and the baking soda dissolved in lemon juice. Knead the dough, adding the remaining flour. Gather it into a ball and chill in the fridge for an hour.
   
3. Take out the dough and roll it into a sheet no thicker than 0.5 cm.
   
4. Shape the pieces, place them on a floured baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes at 190°C.
   
5. Let the shortcakes cool - they're ready for tea, or even better, topped with royal icing. Enjoy!
   

Tips

• Flour: start with 300g and add the rest gradually while kneading - the dough shouldn't be overworked.
• Resting: the hour in the fridge is essential, chilled dough rolls out more evenly.
• Decoration: cooled shortcakes look lovely topped with royal icing.