Lebkuchen Cookies
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
ready in 13 h.
Ready in
Ingredients
for
30
- For the dough
- 1 cup honey
- 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- ⅔ cup butter
- ¾ cup Almond flour
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour (plus extra for dusting)
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¼ tsp Mace
- 4 tsps Ginger powder
- 2 tsps finely grated lemon zest
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 Tbsps water
- For the icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsps lemon juice
- water
- Food coloring
- To decorate
- Santa Claus Sugar decoration
- snowmen Sugar decoration
- christmas tree Sugar decoration
- edible gold Bauble
- colored sugar sprinkles
- red and green Candy
- chopped Pistachio
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the honey, sugar and butter in a pan, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat, transfer to a mixing bowl and leave to cool slightly.
2.
Add the ground almonds, flour, spices, lemon zest and egg to the butter mixture and knead well. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda and water and continue kneading until the dough is shiny and does not stick to the bowl. Add a little more flour if necessary, the dough should be firm and malleable. Cover the bowl and chill overnight.
3.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Line 3 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
4.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to a thickness of 4-5mm|1/2" and cut out shapes - hearts, stars, rounds, squares using cookie cutters or card templates.
5.
Place on the baking trays and bake for 14-18 minutes. Cool on the baking trays for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
6.
For the icing: sift the icing sugar into a bowl. Beat in the lemon juice and just enough water to make a smooth thick icing.
7.
Put into a piping bag and pipe on the biscuits, as in the photo.
8.
Decorate as desired and leave to set.
