Ingredients
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1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
2 3/4 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/3 cup citron, chopped
1/3 cup nuts, chopped
whole blanched almond
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Preparation
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Mix honey and molasses and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Stir in brown sugar, egg, lemon juice and lemon rind.
Sift together flour, baking soda and spices, then stir into the honey-molasses mix.
Mix in the citron and chopped nuts, place the dough in the refrigerator and chill overnight.
Roll out a small amount of dough at a time to 1/4 inch thick, keeping the rest in the fridge. You can either cut out oblong shapes about 1 1/2\" x 2 1/2\" or just cut out circle shapes about 2\" in diameter.
Place on a GREASED baking sheet about 1\" apart.
Place 3 almonds on top of each cookie in a flower shape, and place in a 400 deg oven for 10-12 min or until no imprint remains when touched lightly.
While cookies bake, make glaze by boiling the water and sugar to 230 degrees - until it just barely begins to thread.
Remove from heat and stir in confectioners sugar.
Brush the hot glaze lightly over the cookies (if it gets grainy reheat slightly with a little water to thin again).
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