Whole Wheat Cut Out Cookies

24 Reviews

“This recipe makes a nice crunchy cracker-like cookie, but it is not very sweet.” - by Ibby

Ingredients

4 cups whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup butter
1 cup honey
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup hot water

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Original recipe yields 2 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, stir together whole wheat flour and baking powder. Cut in butter with a pastry tool or pinch in by hand until butter lumps are no larger than peas. Add honey, egg, and water, mix until the dough comes together into a ball.
Roll out dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into squares or with a cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are light brown.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
363 cal
18%

Fat
16.5 g
25%

Carbs
52.6 g
17%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (24)

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Jonagold

Jan. 20, 2009

"I know this is a "healthy" COOKIE< BUT I thought it was really lacking in flavor. I followed the recipe with 1/3 of the dough. It was rather plain, so I added ground coriander plus sugar to another ..." See morebatch, ground cinnamon to another, and ginger and sugar for the rest. My favorite was the ginger version... like gingersnaps. I was out of vanilla extract< but would really have liked it to round out the flavors "

SNOWPEECH

Dec. 4, 2006

"Yum. It tastes really wholesome, and if you like the high-fiber taste, this is the cookie for you (don't add frosting). I reduced the honey to 3/4c. and think they taste great. You don't need to spre..." See moread them apart so much on the cookie sheet, but they do puff up."

diane

Feb. 23, 2009

"YUMMY! I added a tsp of lemon zest to the dough and had to use 1 cup of Agave nectar as I was out of honey; consequently, I added about 1/4 cup extra flour while blending dough to get perfect consist..." See moreency - these were delicious - my husband enjoyed the hint of sweetness leaving them plain and my daughter and I topped some with a delicious lemon frosting and toasted coconuts & almonds. I baked these for 10 minutes and they came out perfect - soft, wholesome and super yummy!"

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