Lebkuchen Snack Recipe
Ingredients
| Flour | 3 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Baking soda | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Nutmeg | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Cloves | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar | ||
| 1 cup honey, at room temperature | ||
| Egg | 1 | |
| 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind | ||
| Lemon juice | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Blanched almonds | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), finely chopped | |
| 1/2 cup finely chopped mixed candied orange peel and citron | ||
| Confectioner’s sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sifted (Frosting:) | |
| Milk | 4 5 Teaspoon (Frosting:) | |
| Blanched halved almonds | ||
| Slivered or halved candied cherries | ||
Directions
Sift flour with baking soda and,, spices.
Beat sugar, honey and' egg until well blended; add lemon rind and juice.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients just until blended; stir in almonds and fruit peel.
Wrap and chill 12 hours.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Roll out 1/3 of dough at a time 1/4" thick and cut with a 2" round cookie cutter or cut in rectangles 2 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Arrange 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheets and bake 8 minutes until edges are lightly browned and tops spring back when touched.
Cool on wire racks.
For the frosting: Mix sugar and milk until smooth; spread a little on top of each cookie or dip cookie tops in frosting.
Decorate with almonds and cherries.
Let frosting harden before storing cookies.
Beat sugar, honey and' egg until well blended; add lemon rind and juice.
Slowly mix in dry ingredients just until blended; stir in almonds and fruit peel.
Wrap and chill 12 hours.
Preheat oven to 400°F.
Roll out 1/3 of dough at a time 1/4" thick and cut with a 2" round cookie cutter or cut in rectangles 2 1/2" x 1 1/2".
Arrange 2" apart on lightly greased baking sheets and bake 8 minutes until edges are lightly browned and tops spring back when touched.
Cool on wire racks.
For the frosting: Mix sugar and milk until smooth; spread a little on top of each cookie or dip cookie tops in frosting.
Decorate with almonds and cherries.
Let frosting harden before storing cookies.
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