Add butter, honey, sugar, cocoa powder. salt and gingerbread spice to a sauce pan.

Bring to a boil.

Remove from heat and pour in a large bowl.

Let cool to room temperature.

Add flour, baking powder and eggs to the bowl with the honey mixture and knead to a smooth dough.

Shape dough into a loaf and wrap with plastic cling.

Let rest at room temperature for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Roll out dough to ¼-inch thickness.

Use template to cut heart shaped cookies.

To hang hearts with a ribbon, create two holes about ¾-inch below the rim of the cookie with a chop stick before you bake them.

Place the hearts on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake 10-15 minutes.

Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheet.

They will harden as they cool.

Decorate the hearts with tinted royal icing of your choice.