Lebkuchen
Yield:
2 dozen cookies
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
12 minutes
Total Time:
27 minutes
Ingredients
Cookie
- 250g all-purpose flour (about 1 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp)
- 85g ground almonds (about 9/10 cup)
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp fresh cracked black pepper
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- zest of 1 lemon
- 200ml honey
- 85g unsalted butter (about 6 Tbsp)
- 100g candied orange peel, finely chopped (about 2/3 cup)
Glaze
- 100g powdered sugar
- 1 egg white
- 1-2 Tbsp water
Instructions
Cookies
- Whisk the flour, almonds, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepper, baking soda, baking powder, lemon zest together in a large bowl. Fold in the candied orange peel.
- In a small sauce pan, heat the honey and butter together over low heat just until the butter has melted.
- Pour the honey and butter and mix together until all ingredients have been incorporated.
- Cover and chill for 1 hour or until the dough is no longer warm.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Using your hands, roll 2-3 Tbsp of dough into a ball. Flatten the ball slightly into a disc. Place each disc of dough 2" apart on the cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool on pan for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, egg white and water. You want a smooth, runny glaze.
- Dip the top of each cookie in the glaze. Shake off the extra and use the back of a spoon to spread to the edges if necessary.
- Let the cookies set until the glaze has hardened.
- Store in an airtight container.
Want more cookies?
Here is the complete list of the 12 Days of Cookies!- Day 1 – Frosted Sugar Cookies
- Day 2 – Christmas Tree Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Day 3 – Holiday Spritz
- Day 4 – Russian Tea Cakes
- Day 5 – Holi-Doodles
- Day 6 – Haystacks
- Day 7 – Lebkuchen
- Day 8 – Molasses Cookies
- Day 9 – Raspberry Thumbprints
- Day 10 – Peppermint Meringues
- Day 11 – Lemon Ricotta Cookies
- Day 12 – Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Betsy, my hubby has German roots. I’m pinning this one for safe keeping! ~ Melissa
Awesome!! Let me know how he likes them! <3
I need to try this! Mom lived in Germany as a kid – I’ll have to see if she’s had them. They sound amazing. 🙂