Mexican Piggy Cookies

Name: Mexican Piggy Cookies
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (10 ounces) firmly packed grated piloncillo or dark brown sugar; 3/4 cup water; 1 Ceylon cinnamon stick; 1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature, plus more for the cookie sheets; 2 tablespoons honey; 4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt; 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature, plus; 1 large egg, lightly beaten, for glaze; Confectioners' sugar for dusting (optional)

Mexican Piggy Cookies was pinched from <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/05/02/179090872/this-little-piggy-cookie-is-a-sweet-mexican-find" target="_blank">www.npr.org.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 3/4 cups (10 ounces) firmly packed grated piloncillo or dark brown sugar

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3/4 cup water

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1 Ceylon cinnamon stick

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1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, at room temperature, plus more for the cookie sheets

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2 tablespoons honey

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4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

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1 teaspoon baking powder

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon kosher or coarse sea salt

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2 large eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature, plus

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1 large egg, lightly beaten, for glaze

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Confectioners' sugar for dusting (optional)

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