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Lebkuchen : A German Gingerbread Cookie

Lebkuchen : A German Gingerbread Cookie
What is Lebkuchen? It is German gingerbread. This isn’t quite a gingerbread cookie that you and I are familiar with but more of a soft gingerbread like cookie made with honey, almonds, and marmalade.
Lebkuchen : A Traditional Gingerbread Christmas Cookie Recipe
Lebkuchen is a soft gingerbread cookie frosted with sweet & tangy lemon frosting. You can find these cookies hanging in every German bakery at Christmas. Cost is about $0.30 per cookie.
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Skill Level Easy Novice
Servings 18 cookies 
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes 
Passive Time 2 minutes

Ingredients
Cookie
  • 1/2 cup honey ...[$1.92]
  • 1/3 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]
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder ...[$0.02]
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda ...[$0.02]
  • 2 cup all purpose flour ...[$0.46]
  • 1-1/2 tsp. ground ginger ...[$0.17]
  • 1-1/2 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]
  • Servings: 18 cookies
  • Units: US Imperial
Instructions
Cookies
  1. Blend first six ingredients together; honey, white sugar, butter, eggs, orange marmalade, and extract.
  2. Add all dry ingredients to combined wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
  3. On a greased cookie sheet, spoon out cookie dough with tablespoon.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack when baked. Cookies will be soft.
Glaze
  1. Combine all and whisk until smooth. Add more or less sugar until you reached desired consistency.
Recipe Notes
Author: Jennifer
Adapted: One Acre Vintage Homestead - Pumpkin Patch Mtn Homestead original recipe, all images and text are original to this website.
Cost of Recipe: About $5.44 for entire batch or $0.30 per cookie.