Method

• Cream the butter and sugar until pale and creamy.
• Warm the honey gently in a saucepan or in the microwave until lukewarm, then add to the butter mixture. Add the egg and mix well.
• Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and cloves. Beat into the butter mixture until a soft dough forms.
• Shape the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Rest it in the freezer for 1 hour or the fridge for 2–3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two baking trays.
• Roll out the dough on a lightly floured benchtop to about 5 mm thick, then cut out shapes with a biscuit cutter and place on the prepared trays, well spaced to allow for spreading.
• Brush with the egg white and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on the baking trays.

Adapted from Monday Morning Cooking Club: the feast goes on, (Harper Collins)