COOKIE RECIPE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY...HONEY NUT BARS...GLOBALLY ADJUSTABLE RECIPE

Here is a truly simple recipe for a very delicious cookie.
Can be served for tea time or elegant dinner parties...please do not substitute the real honey, nor butter.

makes a 9 x13 inch baking pan or a 15 x10 inch baking pan

Cut into bars when cool enough to handle


1/2 cup honey (4ozs)
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 cup*  broken/chopped Nuts either raw or roasted (almonds, walnuts,pecans, Brazil, peanuts, macadamia do not use sunflower seeds as they are too small and soft)

1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 large egg at room temp, beaten
2 cups all purpose flour or ( 50:50 wholewheat..if using whole wheat add 2 tbsp milk)

Just bring honey & 1/2 cup unsalted butter to one good boil, add the nuts and set aside off heat.
Make a dough with the brown sugar, the other half cup unsalted butter, rub together with the flour and add the egg.
The dough should be soft enough to pat into the baking pan of choice.
The refrigerate for 1 hour.

PREHEAT OVEN 35OF

Pour the nut and honey mix evenly over the chilled dough.
Bake in middle oven for 20 mins or until the nuts are golden brown.
Cool in pan on a wire rack.
Cut into squares or bars

* measure the nuts AFTER they have been chopped not before.

You may dip these cookies in Chocolate but there is no need.

You WILL  have to double the recipe once the taste testers have finished...lol