3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened

1 c packed brown sugar

1 lg egg

1/4 c honey

2 c flour

2 1/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp cloves

granulated sugar for rolling

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Cream the butter, brown sugar, egg, and honey together in a lg bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, a little at a time, until a stiff dough forms. Shape the dough into 1 1/2″ balls and roll in sugar to coat. Place the balls on ungreased baking sheets and bake until the cookies are golden brown and cracked on top, 10-15 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack or a plate.

makes 2-3 dozen cookies