These German Spice cookies known as Lebkuchen are made from scratch and absolutely delicious! Glazed German gingerbread is a Holiday favorite and always the first thing to go on a Christmas cookie tray.
These German Spice cookies known as Lebkuchen are made from scratch and absolutely delicious! Glazed German gingerbread is a Holiday favorite and always the first thing to go on a Christmas cookie tray.
Servings: 30 Cookies
Prep: 10 minutes | Cook: 12 minutes | Rest time: 1 hour | Total: 1 hour 22 minutes
Ingredients
▢ ½ cup honey
▢ 1 cup dark brown sugar
▢ ¼ cup unsalted butter cut into cubes
▢ 1 large egg beaten
▢ 2 tsp lemon zest
▢ 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
▢ 1 cup ground almonds
▢ 1 tbsp lemon juice
▢ 1 tsp baking powder
▢ ½ tsp baking soda
▢ 2 tsp ground cinnamon
▢ ½ tsp fine sea salt
▢ ½ tsp ground allspice
▢ ½ tsp ground ginger
▢ ¼ tsp ground cloves
▢ ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
Glaze Ingredients
▢ 1 cup powdered sugar
▢ Juice of 1 lemon
▢ 1 tsp vanilla extract
▢ 1 tsp rum optional
