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lebkuchen

Lebkuchen: German Gingerbread

Lebkuchen is a soft gingerbread cookie frosted with sweet & tangy lemon frosting. You can find these cookies hanging in every German bakery at Christmas.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Servings 18 cookies
Calories/Serving 152 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cookie

  • ½ cup honey, ...[$1.92]
  • ⅓ cup white granulated sugar, ...[$0.13]
  • 2 tbsp. butter, melted...[$0.25]
  • 3 tbsp. orange marmalade, ...[$0.18]
  • 2 large eggs, ...[$0.46]
  • 1 tsp. almond extract, ...[$0.51]
  • ½ tsp. baking powder, ...[$0.02]
  • ¼ tsp. baking soda, ...[$0.02]
  • 2 cup all purpose flour, ...[$0.46]
  • 1½ tsp. ground ginger, ...[$0.17]
  • 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon, ...[$0.06]
  • 1 tsp. allspice, ...[$0.37]
  • 1 tsp. cardamom, ...[$0.47]

Glaze

  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice, ...[$0.08]
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, ...[$0.34]

Instructions
 

Cookies

  • Blend first six ingredients together; honey, white sugar, butter, eggs, orange marmalade, and extract.
  • Add all dry ingredients to combined wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
  • On a greased cookie sheet, spoon out cookie dough with tablespoon.
  • Bake at 350 °F for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack when baked. Cookies will be soft.

Glaze

  • Combine all and whisk until smooth. Add more or less sugar until you reached desired consistency.

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 42mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 75IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg