Sassy Sugar Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4
  
  cup (1 1/2 sticks, 6 ounces) unsalted butter at room temperature
  
• 1/2
  
  cup (3 1/2 ounces) granulated sugar
  
• 3/4
  
  cup (6 ounces) light brown sugar
  
• 1/4
  
  cup (3 ounces-weight) honey
  
• 2
  
  teaspoons vanilla extract
  
• 1/2
  
  teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 1/8-1/4
  
  teaspoons ground cayenne pepper
  
• 3/4
  
  teaspoon baking powder
  
• 3/4
  
  teaspoon baking soda
  
• 1
  
  teaspoon table salt
  
• 1
  
  large egg at room temperature
  
• 2 1/2
  
  cups (10 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
  
• 1/2
  
  cup (3 1/2 ounces) turbinado sugar
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add in the honey, vanilla, cinnamon, cayenne, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and egg to combine well. Stir in the flour.
3. Put the turbinado sugar in a small bowl.
4. Scoop the dough into two-tablespoon portions. Roll the dough in the turbinado sugar. Place cookies about 3 inches apart on the baking sheets, leaving a good amount of room for them to spread.
5. Bake for 10 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through cooking. They are easy to overcook, going from chewy to crispy in a minute, so keep a close eye and pull them as soon as the edges are just set and get some color on them; the middles will look slighly underdone.
6. Allow cookies to rest for a few minutes on the sheets, then remove them to a rack to finish cooling.