Honey-Walnut Cookies

by Kate Gambs Knickerbocker

preparation time: 40 minutes overall

yields 18 to 20 cookies

1 cup flour

¼ cup quick steel-cut oats

½ tsp ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ cup butter

½ cup honey

1 egg yolk

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup chopped, roasted walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Gently mix flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and place aside.

Cream butter, then slowly pour in honey. Once well-mixed, add egg yolk and mix one minute on medium speed. Add the dry mixture incrementally, making sure mixture gets incorporated before adding in more. Once the dry ingredients are fully incorporated, add the walnuts.

Make small dollops on 1 to 2 cookie sheets, and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool on wire rack before serving or storing.

These were soft, not crispy as expected, but lovely as tea cookies.