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Recipe German Lebkuchen (Cookie)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup dark molasses
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup slivered almonds
- 1/2 cup candied mixed fruit peel, finely chopped
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- 1 egg white, beaten
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Preparing/Cooking:
- In a large bowl, beat the egg, brown sugar and honey until smooth.
- Stir in the molasses.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice; stir into the molasses mixture.
- Stir in the almonds and candied fruit peel.
- Cover or wrap dough, and chill overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Grease cookie sheets.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness.
- Cut into 2x3 inch rectangles.
- Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until firm.
- While still warm, brush the cookies with the lemon glaze.
- To make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the egg white, lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Mix in the confectioners' sugar until smooth.
- Brush over cookies.
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