Hmmmm....instead of honey, I guess light brown sugar would do. Wouldn't be as chewy, that's for sure. Maybe a pan of brown sugar cookies? They'd be crisp on the outside and softer and lighter on the inside. Instad of separating the dough into balls, just spread it thin in the baking pan like brownies.
You think that would work?
I think it'd be too sweet, but might be a good starting point. I'm think I'm still leaning more towards slightly sweetened milk biscuits, cut somewhat thick and in squares rather than circles. I have a recipe I came up with from figuring proportions on a package of biscuits we liked and then experimenting with - that might actually be close! I haven't made those in forever...we even made a pattern pricker for them!