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Danish Honey Hearts

Cooking time: 200 minutes
Servings: 20

Soft, spiced honey hearts with the classic taste, decorated with glossy images. This recipe is made without a pre-dough, so you don't have to start a month in advance. An easy and manageable recipe that doesn't require several days of preparation, yet still delivers honey hearts that are moist, flavorful, and only improve with time. Perfect for Christmas coziness, homemade baking, and gifts.

Danish Honey Hearts

Ingredients

  • 250 g firm honey
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp potash
  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baker's ammonia
  • Salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • ½ tsp ground cardamom
  • 100 g dark chocolate

Instructions

  1. Melt the honey until it is liquid.
  2. Mix the egg with potash until dissolved and combine with the honey.
  3. Add all the dry ingredients and knead the dough until it is uniform and smooth.
  4. Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.
  5. The next day, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 4 mm.
  6. Cut out heart shapes and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving plenty of space as they will rise significantly.
  7. Bake the cookies at 175°C (conventional oven) for 5-8 minutes until they are risen.
  8. Let the cookies cool.
  9. Melt the chocolate over a water bath and brush the cookies.
  10. Optionally, decorate with icing and glossy images.
  11. Store the honey hearts in an airtight container.

Danish Honey Hearts

Cake and sweetsSeasonal & Festive
Danish Honey Hearts

Soft, spiced honey hearts with the classic taste, decorated with glossy images. This recipe is made without a pre-dough, so you don't have to start a month in advance. An easy and manageable recipe that doesn't require several days of preparation, yet still delivers honey hearts that are moist, flavorful, and only improve with time. Perfect for Christmas coziness, homemade baking, and gifts.

Posted on 12/13/2025

Servings

20

Total time

3 hours & 20 minutes

Servings

20

Total time

3 hours & 20 minutes

Ingredients

•
250 g firm honey
•
1 egg
•
1 tsp potash
•
250 g all-purpose flour
•
1 tsp baker's ammonia
•
Salt
•
1 tsp ground cinnamon
•
1 tsp ground ginger
•
1 tsp ground cloves
•
½ tsp ground allspice
•
½ tsp ground cardamom
•
100 g dark chocolate

Instructions

1

Melt the honey until it is liquid.

2

Mix the egg with potash until dissolved and combine with the honey.

3

Add all the dry ingredients and knead the dough until it is uniform and smooth.

4

Place the dough in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.

5

The next day, roll out the dough to a thickness of about 4 mm.

6

Cut out heart shapes and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving plenty of space as they will rise significantly.

7

Bake the cookies at 175°C (conventional oven) for 5-8 minutes until they are risen.

8

Let the cookies cool.

9

Melt the chocolate over a water bath and brush the cookies.

10

Optionally, decorate with icing and glossy images.

11

Store the honey hearts in an airtight container.


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