Honey Ginger Cookies

I found this recipe on epicurious.com. I'm not much of a baker, but I have been craving something sweet for nearly a week and needed something to cure it!!

Ingredients

1 & 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

4 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup light honey

1 egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, ginger, and salt) together in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy.
4. Beat in the egg and honey until smooth.
5. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir well.
6. Spoon batter in heaping tablespoons onto an ungreased baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between cookies. These cookies spread quite a bit.
7. Bake for about 12 minutes, until golden brown. Let cool.

Notes

1. These cookies tasted really delicious, but the text was more cake-like than cookie-like. I would probably serve them with some whipped cream or icing. Or maybe as ice cream sandwiches!
2. The original recipe called for 1/4 cup of minced candied ginger, but I didn't have that so I substituted. Next time I might try it with the candied ginger.
3. Otherwise, these cookies were very light. The bottom and edges became a little crunchy (but not burnt) which was a nice contrast against the fluffy center.