Ingredients:
400 g (0.9 lb) flour
1 tsp baking powder
150 g (5 oz) powdered sugar
4 tbs honey
3 eggs
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
juice of 1 lemon
pinch of salt
ICING:
2-3 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 egg whites

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 175 C (350 F).

 

2. Mix all ingredients to make a firm dough.

 

3. Dust a work surface with flour. Roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with your favorite Christmas cookie cutters. Use a drinking straw to punch hole in center if ornament will be hanging.

 

4. Place cookies on cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are browned. Let cool.

 

5. When cool add dimensional paint icing* around the edges.

 

6. Thread a narrow ribbon through the hole at the top of each ornament. Knot ends and hang ornaments.

 

*ICING: Beat sugar, cream of tartar and egg whites until stiff.