Israeli Ginger Snaps

Today my flatmates requested that I make cookies. So I did. And I decided, due in part to the available ingredients, that I would make something like Ginger Snaps. However, there was no molasses in the house. I'm not sure if its lacking in Israel, or just in this house, but either way, I had to fudge a little on the recipe. Here's roughly what I came up with. I like them.

1 cube of butter, softened (no idea of its measurements, but it seems to be standard here)

about 1 c. brown sugar, maybe a little more

1 egg

1/4 c. honey (Druze honey is what I used...yum yum!)

Beat these together and then add

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

2 or 3 cups of flour.

Mix all together. The dough should form a ball and all stick together (not to the sides of your mixing bowl) but still be soft.

Roll small pieces of dough into spheres and roll in white granulated sugar. Bake at about 160C for 9-10 minutes.