Cookie - Joyful Hearts

I made these cookies for the Oktoberfest. Recipe is from the book called " From Saint Hildegard's Kitchen"

Cookies that bring joy

12 TBSP plus 1 tsp butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup hony
4 egg yolks
2 1/2 cup Spelt Flour
1 tsp sait
2 round TBSP of "Spices that bring Joy" (ratio ~ 1TBSP nutmeg, 1 TBSP cinnamon, 1 tsp clove)

Melt butter under low heat, add sugar, honey, ^ egg yolks; beating lightly.
Add flour & salt, combine gently.
Refrigerate dough after mixing until firm.
Roll out onto a floured surface, cut with a cookie cutter.
Bake in 400F oven for 10-15 minutes until jut golden, watch closely.

I needed to lower the oven Temp to 375 & the cookies is baked in ~ 10min. Next time mayb I will lower the temp even more, so the cookies can stay longer in the oven & get crispy.

It said in the book that these spices help reduce bad humors, enrich the blood, and fortify the nerves. They help strengthen the five senses. They may remove hate from the heart, assure good intelligence, reduce harmful juices, and make one have a joyful spirit.

Anyway, so I bougrht a heart-shaped cookie cutter, named these cookies Joyful Hearts. Coinccidently, the Gospel Acclamation we are using is from the Mass setting "Joyful Heart". How appropriate for the Choir Bake-Sale!