Name: Lebkuchen Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 82 min
Yield: 30, 30 - 40 cookies
Cuisine: german
Ingredients: ½ cup (170 g) honey; 1 cup (200 g) dark soft brown sugar ((Muscovado sugar)); ¼ cup (60 g) unsalted butter; 1 tsp orange zest; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda ((bicarbonate of soda)); 2 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp fine sea salt; ½ tsp ground allspice; ¼ tsp ground ginger; ¼ tsp ground cloves; ¼ tsp grated nutmeg; ⅛ tsp white pepper ((optional)); 1 large egg beaten; 2 ½ cups (300 g) flour (all-purpose / plain); 1 cup (100g) ground almonds ((almond flour)); 1 tbsp lemon juice (use only if dough is a bit dry); 1 tsp vegetable oil (, for the bowl); 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar ((icing sugar)); 1 tbsp lemon juice (or to taste (adjust as needed)); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp rum (optional); sprinkles or sanding sugar; flaked almonds; Orange peel strips

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Lebkuchen Cookies

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 30 · 1h 22m total

Servings

Calories

7% of a 2,000 cal day

141KCAL

Protein

2g5% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat4g

Saturated1g

Unsaturated3g

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Total Carbs24g

Fiber1g

Total Sugars16g

—

incl. Added Sugars15g

31%

Starch8g

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Sodium81mg

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Traditional German spiced cookies with honey, warm spices like cinnamon and cloves, and a soft, cake-like texture. These fragrant cookies taste even better after aging for a few days.

Ingredients

30 SERVINGS

170 ghoney — ½ cup
200 gdark soft brown sugar (muscovado sugar) — 1 cup
60 gunsalted butter — ¼ cup
1 tsporange zest
1 tsplemon zest
1 tspbaking powder
½ tspbaking soda (bicarbonate of soda)
2 tspground cinnamon
½ tspfine sea salt
½ tspground allspice
¼ tspground ginger
¼ tspground cloves
¼ tspgrated nutmeg
⅛ tspwhite pepper — optional
1large egg — beaten
300 gflour (all-purpose / plain) — 2½ cup
100 gground almonds (almond flour) — 1 cup
1 tbsplemon juice — optional
1 tspvegetable oil
120 gpowdered sugar (icing sugar) — 1 cup
1 tbsplemon juice
1 tspvanilla extract
1 tsprum — optional
sprinkles — or sanding sugar
flaked almonds
Orange peel strips

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Method

1h 22m total

Read the method on Supergolden BakesLucy Parissi | Supergolden Bakes’s original page

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