Lebkuchen | Cookie Recipes

Lebkuchen | Cookie Recipes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup molasses
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 egg
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup cut-up citron
1/3 cup chopped nuts
Glazing Icing -- (recipe follows)
GLAZING ICING
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Heat honey and molasses to boiling in 1-quart saucepan; remove from
heat and cool completely. Mix honey-molasses mixture, brown sugar,
lemon peel, lemon juice and egg in large bowl with spoon. Stir in
remaining ingredients except citron, nuts and Glazing Icing. Stir in
citron and nuts. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer
than 24 hours.
Prepare Glazing Icing. Heat oven to 400º. Grease cookie sheet. Roll
one-fourth of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured
cloth-covered surface. Cut into rectangles, 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches. Place
1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until no
indentation remains when touched in center. Brush Glazing Icing
lightly over hot cookies. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to
wire rack. Cool completely.
GLAZING ICING:
Mix granulated sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over
medium heat to 230º. Stir in powdered sugar. If icing becomes sugary
while brushing on cookies, reheat slightly, adding a small amount of
water until clear again.