Honey Bees Cookies Recipe a collection of popular cookie recipes from around the world featuring Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Peanut Butter as well as other cookie recipes.

Ingredients:

3/4 cup shortening

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup honey legg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup cornmeal

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

DECORATIONS

Yellow and black icings or gels and gummy fruit

Method:

1 Beat shortening, sugar and honey in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; mix until well blended.

2 Combine flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Add to shortening mixture; mix at low speed until well blended.

3 Cover; refrigerate several? hours or overnight, if desired.

4 Preheat oven to 375°F Divide dough into 24 equal sections.

5 Shape each section into oval-shaped ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

6 Bake lo to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

7 Decorate with icings, gels and gummy fruit to create honey bees. Makes 2 dozen cookies

Notes and Tips:

To create a fun summery day, pair these light sweet Honey Bees with a batch of Sunshine Butter Cookies and Rainbows